Since
1998
Meet the bread queen
From a tiny bakery in 1998 to fresh sourdough across the UK.
The Bread Queen started with a single loaf, a tiny shop and a bakery called Frankonia, and an enormous amount of ambition. That was 1998. Since then we have long outgrown our original bakery, gained the trust of the UK’s amazing and extraordinary chefs, and supplied (and still do) some of the country’s finest kitchens.
Today, we make the same real sourdough available to everyone. Part-baked by us, delivered to your door, finished in your own kitchen, and enjoyed oven-fresh. No additives or ingredients you can’t pronounce. No sourdough starter to babysit or driving miles to a bakery. Just real sourdough bread and fresh bakery treats, delivered to your door whenever you want them – scrumptious crust and all.
The Bread Queen's Journey
Scroll to explore the moments that made us who we are today.
It started with One Loaf
On 28 June 1998, in the leafy loveliness of Wimbledon Village, a single loaf changed everything. Sold from our tiny shop with big dreams, it was golden, crusty, yummy and very much the beginning.
Enter stage left: a chef from a private catering company in Wandsworth. He’d been secretly buying our bread in the shop (flirting with carbs, if you will), and finally asked:
“Can you supply us?”
The chef? The wonderful Mark Connolly of By Word of Mouth.
The answer? Yes.
The twist? He’s still with us today. (We love a loyal king.)
Wholesale meant deliveries, which meant: buy a van.
We found a blue Ford Fiesta for £150. The number plate ended in DPY, so naturally, she became Dippy.
We gutted the back seats, made her a makeshift bread-mobile, and hit the road. Eventually, Dippy went to the great garage in the sky — we upgraded, but we’ll never forget her.
We outgrew our 35sqm bakery (think walk-in wardrobe energy) and took a mighty leap to a 5,000sqm space.
Yes, it was expensive.
Yes, it was stressful.
No, we’re not doing it again in a hurry.
Next came the Four Seasons Park Lane. A fabulous German chef brought us in.
He’s moved on, but guess what? We still supply him, just at a new postcode.
Supplying Selfridges’ restaurants was a moment. Game-changer. Proof-of-concept.
We’re still baking for them today — and still love them like it’s our first order. (That goes for all our customers.)
We didn’t shout. We didn’t show off.
We just kept baking, delivering, and saying yes to quality kitchens across London and beyond. Some of them are fancy. You know the names. We don’t always name-drop, discretion is part of the magic.
“Can you supply us?” Of course we can.. and all of them being loyal kings!
We started going nationwide, kicking things off with the glorious Gleneagles.
Fast-forward to 2014, and we were honoured to supply them when they hosted the Ryder Cup. Yes, golf and good bread — a natural pairing.
We needed more space again. The thinking started.
Then… well…
Hospitality shut down. Orders stopped.
But the Bread Queen never crumbles. We turned our loading bay into a shop, rolled up our sleeves, and served the public directly.
Queues formed. Smiles returned. People left with pastries and happiness in hand. That’s when we remembered: we love this part.
We opened a kiosk on Hastings Pier. Slightly random, yes — but it made sense at the time. (And you’d be surprised how well focaccia goes with sea air.)
Then came our pop-up café in Hastings Old Town. Locals loved us. We loved them right back.
We stayed ‘til 2022, baking, brewing, chatting, and absolutely catching the bug again for public life.
This year, we’re on a mission:
No postcode left behind.
We’re bringing great bread to everyone, chefs, neighbours, visitors, curious nibblers, and loyal legends alike.
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