Need help getting started with your own bakery business?

Quite a lot of learning, equipment purchases and logistical planning went into devising the hygiene standard for the bakery, especially in making sure the bakery could safely operate in and around the context of a busy family home. Thanks also to @season_adam for the tips! Check out his mentoring package and improve your game at @grainandhearth

You’re baking awesome bread, you’re starting to feel more confident with your skills and you want to take it further. Whether you’ve got an existing microbakery or bread subscription business, or you’ve not yet set up, having some help from someone who’s been there can make all the difference.

Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed about all the equipment choices and what to buy for your budget, or you don’t seem to be producing as efficiently as you’d like to be and you’d like support refining your processes. Or perhaps it’s your product list that you’d like to chat through.

If you’re unsure where to start, you’re feeling stuck and can’t move forward, or just need some expert advice, you’re in the right place. Read on to find out more about how we can help!

“Without Adams knowledge and teaching I wouldn’t have had the confidence or ability to make and sell sourdough which then led onto opening Staple Stores”

Adam started his first baking business in our small home in Greenwich.

He converted our little dining room and garage into a small wholesale bakery. As you can imagine, the space was really small, but he baked between 60 and 200 loaves a day, and grew the business to eventually be able to bake full time. When he was ready to step things up further, we left London and moved to Whitstable where we set up Grain & Hearth. The rest is history!

As a result, Adam has lots of experience of baking to a schedule and a product list that allows working in a small space.

He also understands the complexities of running a business alongside another job, and/or a family.

He’s used his expertise to advise lots of individual bakery owners, as well as household names like The Fat Duck, where he supported the team to establish a smooth-running in-house bakery function.

In 2017, we worked with Matthew Wood to make this short film about the bakery Adam was running from our dining room and garage in South London.

“Adam helped me massively with the scheduling and technique but also the equipment which is just as important. His understanding of the dough is next level. I would highly recommend anyone who like me wanted to get to the next step of making sourdough to take a look at the G & H consultancy package”

Steve Gadd, Staples Stores

Help with…

Practicalities and processes, including environmental health
Budgets - where to spend and save money, working with a range of budgets
Working in small spaces (we’ve been there!)
Setting up and running a microbakery alongside another career
Baking to a product list and schedule that allows working in small space
Working alone or in a small team

What you’ll get…

Two hour-long Zoom calls with Adam Pagor (Owner and Baker at Grain & Hearth) - spaced two weeks apart so you can implement in between and then fine turn things in the second call
Audio recordings of the calls
Email support in between the two calls
(Optional) Ongoing monthly call and email support with Adam for £95/month

Mentoring intensive

£365

Initial questionnaire to go through your needs
2 x Zoom calls with Adam Pagor, spaced two weeks apart
Email support in between the two calls

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