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In 2019 PAUL is celebrating its 130 year anniversary, arriving at this impressive milestone via five generations dedicated to creating great-tasting bread. It’s a remarkable story of one family whose belief in traditional, labour intensive baking methods and insistence on top quality ingredients have created the largest bakery in France today, and taken the PAUL name to 28 other countries. PAUL has always been a community bakery, bringing the authentic taste of real French baking to its local customers. Whether they meet at cafes to chat with friends over a coffee and a pastry, or take food home to enjoy with friends, PAUL is dedicated to sharing its passion for food with customers all over the world. The recipes for bread, viennoiserie and patisserie have been handed down through the family for over one hundred years. The bakers are true artisans, with years of training. PAUL UK opened in London in 2000 with its flagship shop and restaurant in Covent Garden. There are now a total of 37 shops in the UK, primarily Central London locations. Expansion plans are undergoing. This expansion will provide great opportunities for more people to join the business and to develop a career as the company grows. Today PAUL has more than 500 stores operating in 29 countries, including France, Holland, Japan, Kuwait and the USA. It is still owned by the founding Holder family.

Based across three sites in North Wales, The Village Bakery is the producer of Breads, Pies and Morning Goods under its own 'Village Bakery' brand as well as working with larger clients to produce innovative and bespoke products under private label brands. Wales has an incredibly diverse heritage, and through our carefully designed baking processes Village Bakery strives to replicate the country's rich and distinctive culture through the traditional taste and quality of our products. Sourcing our ingredients locally and collaborating with local businesses is a key factor in our commercial ethos. Being based in North Wales, we're surrounded by some great suppliers - people who share our passion and excitement for quality, craft and taste. Benefiting from good links across Wrexham and North Wales, Village Bakery operates from purpose built, state-of-the-art facilities. From here our extensive range of bread, rolls, pies and morning goods are delivered to catering groups, local authorities, independent retailers, cafes, restaurants, hotels, mobile caterers, and convenience stores across the region. www.facebook.com/bornandbaked www.twitter.com/bornandbaked

Bread Ahead was founded by Matthew Jones in 2013, who has been in the business and making bread for over 25 years. His mission is to bring quality baking to the masses. Bread Ahead opened its doors in September 2013 supplying fresh produce daily to Borough Market customers and a range of local restaurants and delis. The Bakery School opened in February 2014 and is designed to show the public just how easy baking good bread can be. Since then, Bread Ahead has grown – the school at Borough has expanded and Matthew has since opened a second bakery and school in Pavilion Road, Chelsea and a brand new bakery and café in Beak Street, Soho. The Bread Ahead Baking School is home to ever popular baking workshops including Doughnuts, Great British Baking, Nordic and Gluten-free to name a few. Led by Bread Ahead’s masterful bakery school tutors, they offer an insight into proper artisan baking. Gift vouchers are available to buy for the half and full day workshops all year round. In August 2017, Bread Ahead published its first ever cookbook, Baking School: The Bread Ahead Cookbook.