Newcastle bakery with 'best bread ever' wins Best in the North East title at national awards
by Simon Duke · ChronicleLiveA Newcastle based bakery, absolutely loved by its customers, now had a big accolade o its name, after Northern Rye was named 'Best in the North East at the National Bakery Awards 2024.
Hosted by the Bakery Business magazine, the awards seek to honour the best of the best in bakery across the land, with this year's ceremony held in London at the end of September. And the night ended up being a great one for Northern Rye, who have two bases on Tyneside, one in Ouseburn and the other in North Shields, took home the trophy for the North East, becoming one of a number of regional winners to be victorious on the night.
And, having a glance at the comments on Northern Rye's Instagram posts and its Trip Advisor reviews to see its success is most definitely well deserved. In the comment section of the independent business' post about their award win, one satisfied customer wrote: "Always number 1 for me! Congratulations, well deserved" with another responding: "Well done team Rye, much deserved award. You’ve come a long way and your delicious pastries and breads are tremendous"
In the post, Northern Rye, who catered in the VIP tent at this year's Great North Run, made sure to thank everyone who has been part of their journey so far, writing: "It’s been a tiring past year, moving our production site has turned out to be more stressful than we thought and I’d like to thank everyone who has dug deep to make it happen!
"We’ve said goodbye to some amazing people who will be missed and welcomed in some new talent too. Without our team Northern Rye wouldn’t be what it is today and without our amazing customers we couldn’t keep doing what we do."
Also quick to award a big thank you to their suppliers, the post ended: "Thanks to @wildfarmed @grandsmoulinsdeparis_int @theestatedairy @notescoffee for keeping the bread, pastry and coffee game strong. Thanks to all our local suppliers, makers, creatives and trades men that have helped us get to where we are too! Cheers "
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