Introducing the newest member of the BSB Committee, Sophie Carey…
Sophie has been baking for most of her life, but turned a hobby into a profession by studying at the National Bakery School as part of London South Bank University. She graduated as top student and was admitted into the Worshipful Company of Bakers before starting her career in product development in the food-to-go industry as a graduate. She moved on to working as a development baker for Zeelandia UK, before advancing on to the role of Bakery Development Technologist for Grupo Bimbo – working mainly on bagel recipes and processing. Sophie moved from her home in the south east across the country to settle in Devon and joined Matthews Cotswold Flour as the Bakery Development Manager, working on recipes for home bakers, marketing projects, and managing trade bakery accounts.
After attending as a student, Sophie joined the ABST committee in 2020 as Conference Chairman and takes charge of the organisation and execution of the annual ABST conference which comprises of talks, networking, demonstrations, competitions, and plenty of fun as well! Sophie also works as the Editor of Bakery Business magazine, writing articles and interviews to elaborate on current bakery news.
Sophie lives on the North Devon coast with her Husband and dog, and enjoys hiking, crochet, and cocktails!