The Batch Story

Batch is an independent micro-bakery in Middlesbrough, founded by pastry chef Faye Weatherburn. After 15 years in London, with a career spanning restaurant kitchens and artisan bakeries, Faye moved north to create a bakery shaped by her own approach to food.

Her experience includes working in the pastry kitchens of The Ritz hotel London, leading pastry teams and co-founding a London bakery. Each chapter helped shape the baking behind Batch: attention to detail, respect for ingredients and a love of developing flavours that bring something a little unexpected to familiar favourites.

Small batches, made with care

Batch is being built around a simple idea: good baking deserves time and attention. Working in small batches allows care at every stage, from developing a recipe and shaping dough to the finishing touches before a bake leaves the kitchen.

The range will bring together sourdough bread, sweet and savoury buns, focaccia, cookies and seasonal cakes. Expect familiar favourites alongside changing flavours that make the most of the season, with quality always taking priority over scale.