The Bakers

At The Tudor Bakehouse we just love to bake and most of the bakers have been here with us for many years. Quite simply because we love working here and the job that we do. What better way to start the day than to get your hands stuck into making some tasty breads or cakes! Plus you get to finish your working day before everyone else.

Being a baker is a great trade. It's brilliant to see people eating what we bake and coming in to request one of our specialities like our famous Tudor Bakehouse Spuddies.

We're like a big family here and we're so lucky to work in the great market towns in which we live like Harleston, Diss and Eye. Between us we have over 84 years of experience and can bake almost anything, however we are always keen to learn something new and rise to the challenge.

What is our favorite thing to bake? We all love making Bloomers because there is so much work that goes into kneading and shaping them and the finished result looks great. They taste beautiful too.

 

Paul Muncila, Owner of The Tudor Bakehouse

So how did I get into baking? It started when I was a draughtsman at Laurence, Scott and Electromotors back when Mike Booty (conductor of South Norfolk Youth Symphonic Band, where I played my Euphonium) said he was opening a bakery in Earlham House Shopping Centre in Norwich. At that time I was 23 years old and bored of sitting behind a desk so I left my job to work as a baker with Mike.

I fell in love with baking straight away, learning from Mike about all the old processes of baking and making the mixes and I loved every minute of it. During the seven years that I worked with Mike we opened shops in Diss, Eye and Bury St Edmunds and I later became a director of the business but I was hungry to do more and eventually decided the time was right to go it alone.

In January 1991 I found the perfect premises and once I had raised enough money to fit it I opened my first bakery in the Market Place, Harleston. As a baker my aim then, as it is today, was to provide a variety of quality breads baked fresh daily and a service that is friendly and professional. Initially I worked on my own with two wonderful sales staff in Jacky Seaman and Tracy Glover and plenty of help from my friends and soon built up a good reputation. Once the business was established I opened a shop in Broad Street in Eye and then three years later I opened another on Market Hill in Diss. In 2004 I bought new premises in The Thoroughfare, Harleston and opened a second bakery with a coffee shop and called it TB2.

A few years later I decided that to grow the business further I would need to work with someone else and so The Tudor Bakehouse merged with another bakery. Unfortunately this wasn't the best decision for the business and in 2010 I bought back my share and the four bakeries and started again on my own. Rebranding to ensure the emphasis on quality, fresh bread baked daily was back at the very heart of everything that we do. So many bakeries don't bake fresh so it's essential that my customers know we do and they can always be guaranteed the freshest bread and baked goods when they visit us.

Now in 2012 we have four bakeries in their original locations and an amazing team of bakers and shop assistants. We now offer a delivery van service which visits local industrial estates with a range of hot and cold foods and also trade at local Farmers Markets such as Loddon and Beccles with our range of speciality breads.

Our policy for The Tudor Bakehouse is 'baked fresh every day', with a range of unique products using quality produce sourced as locally as possible.

If you like what we do please let me know as we would love to hear from you.

Thank you for visiting our website and we look forward to serving you soon.

Paul

Owner, The Tudor Bakehouse