Competitions during the Beam Baking Systems x Foricher Les Moulins Open Day

The 6th Beam Baking Systems x Foricher Les Moulins Open Day has just come to an end.

In partnership with Beam Baking Systems, we had the pleasure of welcoming bakers, suppliers, and bakery professionals from across the UK for a day entirely dedicated to bakery expertise and passion.

Year after year, this event has become an opportunity to bring the industry together, share ideas, discover new techniques, and celebrate the craftsmanship that drives our sector forward.

Two competitions took place during the day:

Support was provided by the Export team of Foricher - Les Moulins.

Congratulations to all participants for the quality of the products presented, and to the winners for their exceptional work.

A jury bringing together bakery and gastronomy experts :

• Jury President – Gilles Quillot: Executive Chef at the French Embassy in the UK
• Maisie Collins: Owner of Hearth Bakery in London
• Jimmy Grall: Winner of the Best Baguette Competition 2025, baker at St George's Café in London
• Graham Howarth: Chef to the Prime Minister at Chequers Estate
• Mickael Jahan: International bakery consultant

Visitors had the opportunity to discover bread and viennoiserie demonstrations, highlighting artisan skills, creativity, and product innovation.

The demonstrations were led by :

• Guillaume Dagoreau, export bakery trainer at Foricher Les Moulins
• Sébastien Beun and Michele Dudek, bakers at St George's Café, ranked 5th at the 2025 World Viennoiserie Championship

We were proud to welcome trusted partners who support bakeries every day through equipment, ingredients, services, and expertise: Scaritech, Isigny Sainte-Mère, Ponthier, PCB Creation, Nordways, Head Wardrobe, Astreia, AGF Finance, FTC, Eurofour, Rondo, Cybake, Sottoriva, Bongard, Panimatic.

Thank you to everyone who attended this special day. We are already looking forward to the next edition!