Britain's Best Loaf 2025 Winners & Medallists

Britain’s Best Loaf 2025 has been named as a Lemon and Earl Grey Loaf from Kuma-San Bakehouse

Britain’s Best Loaf 2025 was sponsored by ADM Milling, Brook Food & Bakery Equipment, L&M Parnaby, Matthews Cotswold Flour & Rademaker and formed part of the Food & Drink Shows at the NEC Birmingham on Tuesday 8 April. Find out all of this year's category winners and medal winners below!

Britain's Best Loaf 2025

Winner: Lemon and Earl Grey Loaf, Kuma-San Bakehouse

Flavoured Sourdough

Winner: Dark Chocolate Malt and Orange, Lovingly Artisan


Gluten Free

Winner: Seeded Rustic Bread, Sage Bakery


Innovation

Winner: Lemon and Earl Grey Loaf, Kuma-San Bakehouse


International

Winner: Focaccia, The Revel Bakery


Plain Sourdough

Winner: Organic White Sourdough, Daylesford Organic


Seeded Sourdough

Winner: Malted Seed Sourdough, MOR


White

Winner: Large White Loaf, Pauls Bread


Wholegrain

Winner: Rye Sourdough with Sunflower Seeds, Natural Bread

2025 Medal Winners

Product Category Company
Baguette de Tradition International Wild Frog Bakehouse
Beetroot Multiseed Sourdough Flavoured Sourdough Seasons Bakery
Country Sourdough Plain Sourdough Flourish Craft Bakery
Dark Rye Berry Innovation Lovingly Artisan
Farmhouse Bread Gluten Free Sage Bakery
Meadow Sourdough Innovation Seven Seeded Bakery
Miso & Sesame Loaf Flavoured Sourdough Imma The Bakery
Old Granary Wholegrain Imma The Bakery
Olive & Herbs Fougasse International Wild Frog Bakehouse
Seeded Country Loaf Seeded Sourdough Imma The Bakery
Seeded Sourdough Seeded Sourdough Wild Frog Bakehouse
Sourdough Pain de Campagne Plain Sourdough Wild Frog Bakehouse
Spent Grain Sourdough Tin Innovation Country Style Foods
Thai Focaccia Innovation Patisserie Mark Bennett
Traditional Batched Loaf White Country Style Foods
White Bloomer White Florence's Artisan Bakery
Product Category Company
Buckwheat Bread Gluten Free Sage Bakery
Cinnamon Raisin Bread Gluten Free Sage Bakery
Dales Sourdough Seeded Sourdough Seasons Bakery
Farmhouse Loaf White The Sheffield College Silver Plate
French Loaf International Bayon Bakery
Fruit, Nut & Seed Multigrain Loaf Innovation Wild Frog Bakehouse
Gluten Free Multigrain Loaf Gluten Free Promise Gluten Free
Gluten Free Soft White Loaf Gluten Free Promise Gluten Free
Infinity Sourdough Innovation Seven Seeded Bakery
London Sourdough Plain Sourdough Seven Seeded Bakery
Malted Barley Sourdough Wholegrain Lovingly Artisan
Merry Berry Flavoured Sourdough Your Davey Bread
Multi-Seeds Sourdough Bread Seeded Sourdough BEK Sourdough Bakery
Seeded Sourdough Loaf Seeded Sourdough The Old Store Norfolk
Seven Seeded Sourdough Seeded Sourdough Seven Seeded Bakery
Spiced Apple & Sultana Sourdough Flavoured Sourdough Lovingly Artisan
Stilton & Pear Sourdough Loaf Innovation Seasons Bakery
Sweet, Date & Walnut Loaf Flavoured Sourdough Bayon Bakery
The Yorkshire Wild Garlic Sourdough Flavoured Sourdough Seasons Bakery
Traditional White White Bayon Bakery
Vegan Biscoff Brioche Innovation The Sheffield College Silver Plate
Product Category Company
Barley BumpkinPlain SourdoughYour Davey Bread
Black Sesame SourdoughSeeded SourdoughBean There Bakery
Cheddar & Onion SourdoughFlavoured SourdoughImma The Bakery
Farmer's SourdoughWholegrainMeadow Mill Bakery Limited
Garlic Honey FocacciaInnovationGrowing@field 28
Gluten Free Wholesome Brown LoafGluten FreePromise Gluten Free
Her-itage Sourdough LoafSeeded SourdoughTywardreath Bakery
Lemon & Olive LoafFlavoured SourdoughImma The Bakery
Multiseed SourdoughSeeded SourdoughSeasons Bakery
Organic Seeds & Grains SourdoughSeeded SourdoughKnead & Desire Bakehouse
Organic Sprouted Grains (Super Food) SourdoughSeeded SourdoughKnead & Desire Bakehouse
Our Yorkshire White LoafWhiteSeasons Bakery
Pine & Honey SourdoughInnovationWild Breads Bakery
Plaited Challa Bread 5 PlaitInternationalThe Holy Bagel
Polish/Russian Black BreadInternationalThe Holy Bagel
Porridge Sourdough LoafWholegrainFitzbillies
Savanna LoafInnovationLe Croissant Guy
Seed & Grain SourdoughSeeded SourdoughCrustiq
Signature SourdoughPlain SourdoughThe Old Store Norfolk
SourdoughPlain SourdoughThe Bear Bakery
Sourdough BreadPlain SourdoughBEK Sourdough Bakery
Sprouted Emmer & Rye Caraway SourdoughWholegrainCrustiq
Super Seeded SourSeeded SourdoughFingal's Bakery
Turmeric SourdoughFlavoured SourdoughBread by Bike
White Tin SourdoughPlain SourdoughFaun
Yorkshire White SourPlain SourdoughSeasons Bakery
Yorkshire Wholemeal Loaf with Bran CrustWholegrainSeasons Bakery

Britain's Best Loaf Testimonials

“We had so many of our customers asking about us supplying them the focaccia and it’s been great to see all their pages on Instagram advertising that they are now stockist of Britain’s Best Loaf. Since winning the competition, I’ve also had 26 job offers.”

Winner of Britain's Best Loaf 2024

Tom Martin 4Eyes Bakery & Patisserie

"I received a lot of attention from the media. In particular, an article on the BBC became their most popular story and was picked up by news sources in my home country of Japan. I also received emails from several people from other countries as far away as Canada and the US asking if I could send the brioche them to. I now have a lot more customers."

Winner of Britain's Best Loaf 2023

Miyo Aoetsu Kuma-San Bakehouse

“It took a while for the news to sink in. But not it has, we are completely over the moon... We’re already planning for next year when it’ll be bigger and even more anticipated.”

Winner of Britain’s Best Loaf 2020

Peter Cook Founder Peter Cooks Bread