THE search for the 2020/21 Scottish Baker of Year might have been postponed but over 14,000 bakery customers in Scotland still voted for their favourite baker. And Scottish Bakers, the industry organisation with over 200 bakery members Scotland-wide, is delighted to announce that:
Mimi’s Bakehouse has been named Customer Choice Bakery Café of the Year, having received 430 votes from its customers
Michelle Phillips, of Mimi’s, said: “That’s amazing! What brilliant news, I am really happy to hear that and the family and staff are going to feel great. After such a tough few months, it is beyond wonderful to know that so many of our customers rate us their favourite bakery café.
“We are really touched so thanks to everyone who took the time to vote for us and we are looking forward to continuing to serve our community with freshly-baked, quality produce for many more years to come.”
Scottish Bakers ambassador and star baker in her own right, Mich Turner MBE, said: “It’s not just for our daily bread that we rely on our local bakers and who doesn’t love a tasty treat, perfect pie or super sausage roll; so to be able to celebrate the success of our winners today is wonderful.”
The competition runs every year to help find the best bakers in Scotland and the 2020 competition, which got off to a great start in February before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, saw the first-ever ‘Customer Choice’ awards.
Shoppers simply voted for their favourite baker and, from these we have identified, a ‘Customer Choice’ winner in each of the four business categories: Craft Baker, Retail Craft Baker, Wholesale Baker and Bakery Café.
Turner added: “I am delighted to announce the winners today and bring some sense of celebration back to the great Scottish Bakers family.
“And as lockdown eases, we’re asking consumers everywhere, if you haven’t shopped in your local baker for a while, perhaps now is the time to pay a visit and try some of their fantastic fresh bakes.
“Each product you buy helps recognise the hard work and skill of your favourite local baker and to help their businesses bounce back.”
Alasdair Smith, of Scottish Bakers, who organise the competition, said: “We are delighted to have been able to give the public a say in 2020 with our new Customer Choice awards. It was a great opportunity for Scottish bakers to reach out to their customers and communities and get people buzzing about great, traditional Scottish baking. Mimi’s Bakehouse are a worthy winner of the Customer Choice Bakery Café of the Year award, sponsored by Dawn Foods.”
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