We are delighted to announce that the Pure Kitchen Bakery Team has been shortlisted for Team of the Year at the Greater Manchester Health and Care Champion Awards 2025!
What started as a small café and bakery in Vernon Park has grown into a busy, thriving kitchen that now supplies all of our Pure cafés and even caters for external businesses across Stockport.
But what really makes this team special is how they work together. Around three-quarters of the team are neurodivergent or have a learning disability and many had never baked before joining. But thanks to brilliant training and a supportive, inclusive environment, they’ve become skilled, confident bakers who are smashing it every day.
In the last year alone, they’ve doubled the number of buffets they provide, started supplying over 10 local businesses with daily fresh bread and cakes, and launched a barista coffee service, opening up even more chances to learn new skills and connect with the local community.
And they don’t stop there! Every week, the team bakes and donates loaves of bread to The Wellspring, a homelessness charity in Stockport, because giving back is just part of who they are.
When you step into Pure Kitchen or any Pure Coffee cafés, you won’t be able to tell who’s staff, who’s learning, or who’s just made their first ever loaf and that’s exactly how it should be! This nomination highlights the incredible impact they’ve had, not just through their delicious food, but by giving people the confidence, skills and real-world experience needed to thrive in the workplace and beyond.
We are so proud of everything the Bakery Team has achieved, and we can’t wait to cheer them on at the awards ceremony in July!
