Real Bread named Britain's Best Loaf
Real Bread wins in seven of eight national award categories and takes overall prize.
A garlic and rosemary deep pan focaccia has been crowned Britain's Best Loaf 2024. This Real Bread was crafted by 4 Eyes Bakery in Chesterfield.
The bakery told the Campaign that their focaccia is additive-free, adding: 'we strongly believe in this and our head baker Tom will not compromise on this [...] he is a strong advocate for it.'
All but two of the categories in this year’s competition were awarded to Real Bread made by bakers in the Real Bread Campaign’s network.
- Flavoured sourdough: Beetroot Multiseed Sourdough, made by Seasons Bakery
- Innovation: Kuschty rye, made by Peter Cooks Bread
- Plain sourdough: Oxford country loaf, made by Imma The Bakery
- Seeded sourdough: Uncle Tom cobbler ‘n’all, made by Your Davey Bread
- White: Pugliese, made by Joe’s Bakery
- Wholegrain: Wholemeal loaf with bran crust, made by Seasons Bakery
Real Bread Campaign coordinator Chris Young said:
'Congratulations to all of our charity's supporters, and other Real Bread bakers, who won awards or were highly commended. As always, it's great to see skilled, true artisan bakers proving that shunning additives is the route towards making the best bread.'
The full list of winners and runners up can be found on the Britain's Best Loaf website.
Campaign connections
Real Bread Loaf Mark user Peter Cooks Bread is owned by Campaign ambassador and supporter Peter Cook. Campaign supporter Seasons Bakery is co-owned by Campaign ambassador Charlie Nemeth. Imma The Bakery is a Campaign supporter and signed up to The Real Bread Loaf Mark scheme. Your Davey Bread is also a Loaf Mark user, while Joe’s Bakery has listed its details on the Real Bread Map.
Invitation
The Campaign invites all bakeries that make what we call Real Bread to add their details to the Real Bread Map. We also urge them to help our charity to keep fighting their corner by becoming Campaign supporters.
See also
- Real Bread Campaign ambassador wins Britain's best artisan bakery award
- Real Bread Baker of The Year
- Real Bread scores Great Taste Awards hattrick
- Real Bread bakers make Britain’s best loaves
- Real Bread bakeries dominate UK’s best poll
- Slow Food UK names Peter Cook baker of the year
- MMM...Real Bread awards
- Real Bread Campaign ambassador named Baker of the Year
- Stars in their ryes
- Wild Hearth Bakery’s Highland hat trick
- Slow Food Awards honour Real Bread Campaigners
- Real Bread bakers scoop top awards
- Great Taste Real Bread winners
- Britain's Best Loaf is Real Bread
- Scottish Bread Championship winners announced
- Source of Success
- Bakers wear capes
- Best in dough
- Wholemeal sourdough named Britain’s Best Loaf
- Cereal champion
- World doughmination
- Real Bread rules! (again)
- Real Bread dominates the World Bread Awards
- A slice of the winnings
Published Thursday 2 May 2024
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