Best Bakeries 2011
Te Awamutu, less than half an hour from Hamilton, is host to some of the country's best baked goods with a local bakery winning national awards in 2011.
Viands Bakery was awarded the BIANZ Bakery of the Year within weeks of winning the national Bakels Pie Award.
Results of the 2011 New Zealand Best Bakery awards:
- Overall Winner - Viands Bakery - Te Awamutu
- First Runner Up - Hastings City New World - Hastings
- Second Runner Up - 10 O' Clock Cookie Bakery & Café - Masterton
Winners by category
Best Cake
First Place - Original Foods
Second Place - Viands Bakery
Third Place - Hastings City New World
Highly Commended - Ten O' Clock Cookie
Best Bread
First Place - 10 O'Clock Cookie Bakery & Café
Second Place - Jacksons Bakery & Cafe
Third Place - Picton Village Bakery
Highly Commended - Viands Bakery
Best Pastry
First Place - Viands Bakery
Second Place - Hastings City New World
Third Place -Heavens Bakery
Highly Commended - Kapiti Cakes & Bakery
Best Creative
First Place - Viands Bakery
Second Place - Hastings City New World
Third Place - Ten O' Clock Cookie Bakery
Highly Commended - Metro on Willis
Gold Distinction / Gold Certificate winners:
- Bar Cake - Original Foods Ltd (Christchurch)
- Christmas Cake (Gold Distinction) - Original Foods Ltd
- Artisan Nut Vienna - 10 0' Clock Cookie Company (Masterton)
- Danish Kringle - Viands Bakery
- Gingerbread Sculpture (Gold Distinction) Viands Bakery
- Decorated Cake - Viands Bakery
- Decorated Cake- Kiss & Bake Up
Cupcakes
Bronze
Viands Bakery
Kapiti Cakes
BJ's Bakery & Cafe
Hastings City New World
Jacksons Bakery
Silver
Original Foods
Opera GateauViands Bakery
10 o' Clock Cookie Bakery Café
Bar Cake
Gold
Original Foods
Christmas Cake
Bronze
Kapiti Cakes & Bakery
10 o' Clock Cookie Bakery Café
Hastings City New World
Samantha Wu - MIT
Silver
Viands Bakery
Kidds Cakes
Gold Distinction
Original Foods Ltd
Ciabatta
Bronze
Pukekohe Pak n Save
Metro on Willis
10 0' Clock Cookie Bakery & Cafe
Viands Bakery
Hastings City New World
Jacksons Bakery
Heavens Bakery
Picton Village Bakery
Silver
10 o' Clock Cookie Bakery Café
Jacksons Bakery
Artisan Nut Vienna
Bronze
Pukekohe Pak n Save
Viands Bakery
BJ's Bakery & Cafe
Breads of Europe
Bronze
Hastings City New World
Jacksons Bakery
Silver
Blomquists Bakery
Gold
10 o' Clock Cookie Bakery Café
Picton Village Bakery
Sweet Bun Selection
Bronze
10 o' Clock Cookie Bakery Café
Viands Bakery
BJ's Bakery & Café
Christmas Mince Tarts
Bronze
Hillpark Bakery
Kapiti Cakes & Bakery
Kidds Cakes
Blomquists Bakery
Heavens Bakery
Picton Village Bakery
Silver
10 o' Clock Cookie Bakery Café
Viands Bakery
Hastings City New World
Choux Paste Selection
Bronze
Kapiti Cakes & Bakery
Silver
10 o' Clock Cookie Bakery & Cafe
Danish Kringle
Bronze
BJ's Bakery & Cafe
Hastings City New World
Silver
Heavens Bakery
Gold
Viands Bakery
Pithivier Gateau
Bronze
Viands Bakery
Pukekohe Pak n Save
Wild Oats Café & Bakery
Metro on Willis
Silver
10 o' Clock Cookie Bakery Café
Hastings City New World
Jacksons Bakery
Gingerbread Sculpture
Bronze
Kapiti Cakes & Bakery
Kidds Cakes
Metro on Willis
Silver
Hastings City New World
Gold Distinction
Viands Bakery
Decorated Cake
Bronze
10 o' Clock Cookie Bakery Café
Roasted Addiqtion Café
The Copperage Café & Tapas Bar
Silver
Kapiti Cakes & Bakery
Metro on Willis
Gold
Viands Bakery
Kiss & Bake Up
Bread Display
Bronze
Pukekohe Pak n Save
Viands Bakery
BJ's Bakery
Blomquists Bakery
Taste of Europe Bakery
Picton Village Bakery
Silver
10 o' Clock Cookie Bakery Café
Hastings City New World
Paris Berlin Organic Bakery