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Rising star who joined bakery at 17 chosen to lead "28m comeback
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (884+ words) The man chosen to lead a new "28 million bakery replacing one lost in a devastating fire says securing the job was "the proudest moment" of his life. Jac Griffiths, 31, joined Jones Village Bakery as a stop gap summer job as…...
MP caught up in cake business crackdown row
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1034+ words) A Welsh council has been accused of carrying out a "co-ordinated crack down" on small cake businesses " including one that was promoted just last month by a Member of Parliament as his "business of the week". Independent councillor Martin Williams…...
Welsh bakeries named among best in the UK
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (433+ words) With the UK in the middle of a "bakery boom, two Welsh establishments have been named among the country's best bakehouses. In the last 12 months, spending on bakery items has increased by 6% according to Mintel reports, with 41% of respondents to…...
Tributes to Village Bakery 'hero' who mentored generations of bakers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (787+ words) Nation. cymru - Do Not Process My Personal Information Tributes are pouring in for a bakery "hero" whose sudden death has devastated colleagues. Phil Lancelotte, 63, spent more than four decades at the Jones Village Bakery where he mentored generations of young…...
Content creator reviews the so-called smallest bakery in Wales
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (384+ words) A content creator has visited and sampled freshly made bakes from the smallest bakery in Wales. The bakery called Bakehouse38 is a local honesty-box cake shed in Penarth. Opened in late 2025, it has quickly become known locally as the town's "cake…...
Traditional Welsh treat heads to Japan as bakery expands
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (758+ words) A north Wales bakery is exporting its signature Welsh Cakes to Japan for the first time after being contacted by a Tokyo-based British importer. The Jones Village Bakery's traditional treats " along with its Welsh Batch, seeded loaves and white barms…...
The Welsh bakeries on Good Food Guide's 50 best bakeries 2026 list
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (334+ words) Good Food Guide's 50 Best Bakeries 2026 celebrates artisans rewriting the rulebook " from micro bakeries operating out of a single oven to destination spots worthy of a cross-country detour. This year's 50 " including 22 new entrants " stretch from wood-fired sourdough loaves in Perthshire to…...
Student creation takes bakery world by storm
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (394+ words) A student-led bakery creation from Wales has been named one of the most innovative products to hit UK shelves in 2025. The list was compiled by British Baker, a leading online platform and magazine for the baking and confectionery sector. The…...