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The winner of Bakery Manufacturer of the Year at the Baking Industry Awards 2020 should be an ambitious business striving for growth and high standards at all times.
Winner: Proper Cornish
Based, as the name suggests, in the heart of Cornwall, Proper Cornish was formed in 1988 by three sons of the county, Phil Ugalde (pictured) and brothers Dave and Chris Pauling. The trio had become disillusioned with commercially made Cornish pasties.
On a mission to bring more authenticity to the market and armed with their own unique recipe, handed down through the generations, they started out with a handful of family members making just 100 pasties a day from their kitchen table.
What do you get when you cross ciabatta and sourdough? A ciabattin, of course!
This combination was the basis for family business Geary’s Bakery’s first-ever branded range of loaves. The three-strong range, available in M&S, comprises White Ciabattin, Grains & Seeds Ciabattin, and Craft Beer Ciabattin using Vixen Copper Ale from Charnwood Brewery.
They’re described as a classic ciabatta mashed up with a sourdough process, baked in a tin and sliced. All three are made using a 24-hour fermentation process.
Originally named Jason’s after Geary’s master baker, who represents the fourth generation to head up the business, the range has since been renamed as Jason’s Sourdough to reinforce its sourdough credentials and heritage, noted Geary’s.