Who We Are
The Open Bakery is an award winning, local family business. The family have been baking in Brighton since 1997.
Everything we make on site is baked or prepared fresh on the day within our kitchens. Because of this we are able keep to pure, traditional recipes.
As well as the bakery on the shop floor, work goes on downstairs in our patisserie where we make and bake fresh pastries, patisserie and cakes. We also have Baking School up the road; this houses our savoury kitchen and Jo’s kitchen, where we make our own biscuits, jams, granolas and every popular macaron.
The baking classes and workshops are taught by our talented chefs along side a few special local guest teachers.
We have a second small shop located nearby, within the walls of picturesque Queen’s Park. A mini version of our main site, with freshly baked croissants and sausage rolls coming out of the oven throughout the day. There is a raised decking area which is a great spot to grab a coffee and look out over the park.
We take sustainability seriously, we source ingredients as ethically and locally as possible, making use of the wonderful local growers and producers around Brighton and Sussex.
Because we are a local shop we are closely in touch with our customers. Our food is made with great regard to the needs and demands of the very broad range of people who visit the shop – local residents, business, trades and students. And we are lucky enough to have some visit the shop from very far away!
Our Ethics
We consider the environment highly in our decision-making, priorities and practices.
The following are our chief considerations:
FOOD SUPPLY SUSTAINABILITY
We monitor our ingredients and packaging to make sure they are responsibly sourced.
We prioritise quality and sustainability when sourcing ingredients, and when possible source from accredited producers to ensure adequate consideration of environmental impact.
ANIMAL WELFARE
To ensure animal welfare we currently source much of our meat, fish and dairy from high welfare sources.
ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
We annually offset our entire carbon footprint through the funding of offsetting schemes.
TRANSPORT CO2 EMISSIONS
Where possible we pledge to buy locally or UK sourced produce not only to ensure quality and welfare, but also to cut down on CO2 emissions. We use an electric van for transport between shops, along side a cargo bike courier.
WASTE AND PACKAGING
We have committed to reducing our food waste to zero.
We select packaging with great consideration to the environment and have reduced plastic in packaging to near zero.
If you would like any more information, please contact us at kemptown@openbakery.co.uk