Toby Stokes

Background

About Toby Stokes

March 2023 - Chef de Partie, Birley Bakery, Chelsea, London. Working with Michelin Star Chef Vincent Zanaradi, we have navigated short staff, long hours and high customer expectation. The brand is expanding to New York and Monaco. Sept ‘-22 - Feb ‘23 - Viennoiserie team at Sally Clarke Ltd. Honing pastry and viennoiserie skills that needed improvement.Sept 2022 - Unforseen perfect storm of 4 bakeries oening up within a mile of ThoroughBread. Sadly the competition is all BIG bakeries with MASSIVE turnoever and capital. the strategy WAS RIGHT, the market was there, but I was too small to compete with BRANDS. Sadly wound up however the experience and the lessons will inform and guide the next venture. WATCH THIS SPACE!March 2021 - 400 plus regular subscribers, 25 product ranges, expanding delivery zones. Innovating with products and services. Collborations with other local businesses are now part of the service as well. August 2020 - 6 months of trading. We have expanded product lines from 3 to 25 items. We have added more delivery zones and consistently increased customer numbers including 30% of those now on a regular prepay monthluy subscription service, improvingcash flow, and logistics for both customers and the business. Feb 2020 - Launched ThoroughBread Bakery - Home delivery of Artisan Baked Goods. I offer a service direct to the customers door, aiming capitalise on growth of the food delivery industry as well as the search for healthier, low carbon footprint, locally-sourced nutrition. Little Bread Pedlar 2018-20 - Shift leader and quality controller. Weekly output betweem 2.3 and 2.5 tonnes of sour dough plus Tortano, Brioche, Baguette, Muffins, Tin Loaves, Rye Loaves etc.BreadAhead Borough Market (2018)- Teaching assistant.(2016-18) LSBU - National Bakery School - 2:1 in Bakery, Technology and Business Management. Background:I worked the last 25 years in Television News for International broadcasters, ARD Germany, RTL Germany and Holland, as well as Rai Uno + Due, Channel 7 and 10 (Australia), and NBC (USA). Also various UK work for ITV, Sky, Nat Geo, Channel 5, and Virgin Media. Aa