Greenhalgh's Craft Bakery

Greenhalgh's Craft Bakery: a family craft bakery since 1957

Greenhalgh's Craft Bakery is a British family bakery that has been trading since 1957. The company presents itself as a business built on craft tradition, making its products with selected ingredients and its own recipes, with no shortcuts in the process. Its range covers breads, pastries, cakes, pasties and pies, and combines sales in physical shops with e-commerce and wholesale supply.

Shop network and business model

The company operates more than 50 retail outlets, according to its own information. As well as selling directly to the public, it supplies businesses in small and large volumes through its wholesale channel. The website allows customers to buy all the products and have them delivered by nationwide shipping. For orders in the North West of England, the company offers a next-day delivery service called G-Prime, with orders placed before 2:30 pm. Standard shipping is free in mainland UK for orders over £70.

Bakery and pastry products

The range is organised into several families. In bakery it includes loaf bread, wholemeal and brown bread, white bread, rolls and baps, sourdough bread, speciality breads and crumpets. The savoury section brings together homemade pies, pasties, sausage rolls, fresh soup, potato cakes and large-format pies to share. Among the savoury pies, the highlights are potato and meat, beefsteak, cheese and onion, butter and Lancashire, all in multi-portion format. The company also sells a low-carb and keto range.

Celebrations and sweet bakery

Celebration cakes are one of the house's cornerstones. It offers birthday, wedding, anniversary, christening and special occasion cakes, as well as a tool to design and customise round cakes. The sweet range is completed with fresh cream cakes, cakes and pastries without cream, sponge cakes, biscuits and gingerbread, and a selection of confectionery. There is also a vegan line and bulk-buy options.

Event catering

The catering service covers family get-togethers, birthday parties, work parties and weddings. The offer includes sandwich platters, pasty and party pie platters, hot catering, dessert catering and set menus. Among the most popular products are the Party Piece platter, cocktail-format potato and meat or cheese pasty platters, and sausage roll platters. Hot catering has a minimum order of £100 and is delivered until 6 pm Monday to Saturday, in the North West of England only. There is also a buffet for 25 people and another for 50, and van hire for events.

Wholesale and loyalty programmes

The company has a Trade Store with exclusive access to bakery supplies at preferential prices, with 20% off the recommended retail price. For individual customers it runs programmes such as Pie Points, VIP Club and the option to subscribe and save. The website also provides information on sandwich van routes and the option to collect from local shops.

History and recognition

Greenhalgh's describes itself as an award-winning family bakery, with more than 60 years of craft and baking tradition. The company states that its products are made with first-quality ingredients in its family bakery. The website shows an average rating of 4.9 out of 5 based on 246 reviews, and some products have ratings of 5.00 out of 5. The company is registered in England and Wales with number 580014 and VAT number 146 4250 79.

Location and contact

Lostock, Bolton, BL6 4BU · Phone: 01204 696204