BIANZ Bakery of the Year 2018
Three Generations of Hawkes Bay Baker take out the Nation’s Top Baking Prize.
Heaven’s Bakery, Napier is officially New Zealand’s Best Bakery. The Baking Industry Association of New Zealand judged Heaven’s Bakery as the best in a 12 item competition. The Bakery of the Year competition was held at the BIANZ Feature stand at Fine Food NZ in Auckland this weekend.
In taking out the competition, Heavens Bakery received the highest score across the 12 sections and 4 categories on the mid-winter Christmas themed competition. The sections were:
Bread- Panetone, Stollen, Sourdough
Cake- Mini Yule Logs, Gluten Free Fruit Cake, Trifle Verrines
Pastry- Sausage Roll, Choux Pastry Eclairs, Croissants
Creative- Innovation (a new bakery product), Gingerbread Christmas Tree, Shortbread packaged as a gift.
In these section items Heavens Bakery won 2x Bronze and 4x Gold with Overall category medals 1st Runner Up in Cake, Winner in Pastry and Winner in Creative before taking the Bakery of the Year Prize. This was not the first time that Heaven’s has taken home this trophy however it will be the first time Sam Heaven the 3rd generation of baker will have his name on the Baker of the Year award, alongside his father and grandfather.
The Complete Results are:
Panetone
Bronze- Volare Bread, Hamilton
Silver – Ubake, Timaru
Gold- Blomquists Bakery, Tauranga
Stollen:
Bronze: Heavens Bakery, Napier
Silver: Baker’s Diary, Auckland
Gold: Picton Village Bakkerij, Picton
Sourdough:
Bronze: Baker’s Diary, Auckland
Silver: Volare Bread, Hamilton
Gold: Daily Bread, Auckland
Cake:
Mini Yule Logs:
Bronze: Divine Your Local Baker, Christchurch
silver : Ma Boulangerie, Queenstown
Gold: Heavens Bakery, Napier
Gluten Free Fruit Cake
Bronze Volare Bread, Hamilton
Silver: Wild Oats, Carterton
Gold Divine your local baker, Christchurch
Trifle verrines
Bronze Ma Boulangerie, Queenstown
Silver: Divine your local baker, Christchurch
Gold Heavens Bakery, Napier
Pastry
Sausage Roll
Bronze- Picton Village Bakkerij, Picton
Silver: Hillpark Bakery, Auckland
Gold: Volare Bread, Hamilton
Choux Pastry Eclairs
Bronze- Daily Bread, Auckland
Silver- Ma boulangerie, Queenstown
Gold- Ten o’clock Cookie bakery and café, Masterton
Croissants
Bronze- Heavens Bakery, Napier
Silver- Daily Bread, Auckland
Gold- Volare Bread, Hamilton
Creative Section
Innovation
Bronze: Picton Village Bakkerij, Picton
Silver: Blomquists Bakery, Tauranga
Gold: Thoroughbread Foods LTD, Horowhenua
Gingerbread Christmas Tree
Bronze: Blomquists Bakery- Tauranga
Silver: Daily Bread- Auckland
Gold: Heavens Bakery- Napier
Biscuit- Shortbread
Bronze- Ten o’clock Cookie Bakery and Café- Masterton
Silver: Blomquists Bakery- Tauranga
Gold: Heavens Bakery- Napier
Categories Awards
Bread
Second Runner Up- Volare Bread- Hamilton
First Runner Up Picton Village Bakkerij- Picton
Winner: Daily Bread- Auckland
Cake
Second Runner Up- Ma Boulangerie- Queenstown
First Runner Up- Heavens Bakery- Napier
Winner- Divine your local baker- Christchurch
Pastry
Second runner up- Ten oclock cookie bakery and café- Masterton
First Runner up- Heavens Bakery- Napier
Winner: Daily Bread- Auckland
Creative
Second Runner Up- Ten o’clock cookie bakery and café- Marsterton
First Runner up- Blomquists Bakery- Tauranga
Winner- Heavens Bakery - Napier
Bakery of the Year
Second Runner Up- Ten O’clock Cookie Bakery and Café- Masterton
First Runner Up- Daily Bread- Auckland
Winner Heavens Bakery- Napier
2018 Competition Items
Bread:
Panetone
Stollen
Sourdough
Cake:
Mini Yule Logs
Gluten Free Glazed Fruit Cake
Trifle Verrines
Pastry:
Sausage Roll
Choux Pastry Eclairs
Croissants
Creative:
Innovation- new bakery product of competitors choice
Gingerbread Christmas Tree
Packaged Shortbread as a Christmas Gift
Judging Guide and Product Requirements