Andrew Cotterell, master baker, Grant’s Bakery – The Craft Bakery Business Award
“It’s great that the hard work we have put in has been recognised, especially when you know the judges have a good knowledge and understanding of what goes into producing quality products and the effort involved.
Hard work pays off. We’d really like to thank our team – without them we couldn’t have achieved any of this and we really appreciate the fact they have never let us down during this strange year when everyone was living under such awful circumstances. They were willing to quite literally go the extra mile by volunteering to deliver goods even in their own time if we weren’t able to get to a particular area.”
A POPULAR bakery is celebrating after adding another award to its collection. Grant’s Bakery, on Corbridge’s Market Place, has been named national winner of the Baking Industry Awards’ (BIA) The Craft Bakery Business Award 2020. The family-owned company, led by master baker Andrew Cotterell, was named the best in the north in 2019 at the prestigious awards. 2020 winners were chosen following months of judging which, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, involved dozens of video calls, product tastings and interviews, and hundreds of guests tuned in to watch the online, live awards ceremony hosted by TV and radio star Alexander Armstrong.
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Here they are – the people, products and businesses that took home the trophies at the Baking Industry Awards 2020.
The winners were chosen following months of judging which, due to the pandemic, involved dozens of video calls, product tastings and interviews to ensure the winners were worthy of their accolades.
Hundreds of guests tuned in to watch the online awards ceremony, hosted by TV and radio star Alexander Armstrong. Aided by representatives from the sponsors, he revealed the winners across 13 categories including Baker of the Year, Bakery Exporter of the Year and Bakery Innovation.
“Thank you to everyone involved in making the Baking Industry Awards 2020 a reality,” said