Matt is our Bakery Controller who manages our whole 24/6 production process.

He started with us in January 2020 bringing with him over 15 years of retail management experience including running multiple bakeries.

Matt successfully oversaw the relocation of our main baking production up to our state-of-the-art Peasmarsh bakery in March 2020.

Mark has been in the bakery industry for almost all his career, running his own bakery at one stage, and with us for almost 10 years. He is one of our Master Bakers and is also responsible for our very busy night production operation. Mark and his team produce thousands of breads and rolls every night at our Peasmarsh bakery.

Rob has been a baker for over 30 years and served his apprenticeship in Kent. He has been with us at The Rye Bakery for over 10 years. He is our main Night Bread Baker and is one of our Master Bakers. Rob is very passionate about his quality and this shows, his hand molding skills are exceptional. 

Charlotte has been with us since 2021 having come from a catering background. She started off as our wholesale packing assistant but a baker’s position arose and she hasn’t looked back. Charlotte is currently learning under the tutelage of our Master Bakers Mark, Rob and Lee.  

Darren initially started on days with us over 10 years ago as a packing assistant then moved to nights. He successfully undertook an apprenticeship with us and currently helps make all our morning goods lines, including our famous jam doughnuts.

Adrian has been with us since 2007 and is our Confectionary manager at our production unit in Rye. He has been in the industry for over 40 years, including running his own bakery and shops. He is a Master Baker who specializes in confectionary, but is a fantastic all-rounder. Adrian has a real passion for traditional methods and uses some of the same recipes that he learnt almost 40 years ago.

Simon started with us in 2001 coming from a Catering environment. After initially staring on nights Simon moved to days to become one of our confectionary bakers helping us produce thousands of cakes and pastries every week. He is our current poster boy for our mince pies. 

Julie is our award winning master cake maker, having joined us in 2001, and has over 40 years experience. Julie hand makes all our famous Gateaux’s for our coffee shops and is always looking to try new flavours with our muffins. 

Lyndsey joined us in 2021 coming with over 10 years of management experience. With no previous experience of bakeries Lyndsey was quick to pick it up. Lyndsey is our main point of contact for customers and is always a friendly voice at the end of the phone. 

Charlie has been with us for over 8 years. She helps pack all our goods for sale and is very strict with her quality control. Charlie has been trained to assist in making rolls and has become a bit of a specialist in the production of our hand molded rolls range.

Gladys has been a bakery assistant at Peasmarsh since 1996, she has been a welcoming friendly face to our customers ever since.