Konditor

Konditor (formerly "Konditor & Cook") is a made-to-order cake bakery specialising in personalised celebration cakes in the United Kingdom. "Konditor" is the German word for confectioner or pastry chef. The company was founded in 1993 by Gerhard Jenne as "Konditor & Cook" but changed its name to "Konditor" in 2018. The first shop is located at 22 Cornwall Rd, SE1 8TW on London's trendy South Bank.[1][2] Today the independently owned business has expanded its branches in Central London with locations in Borough Market, Goodge st, Chancery Lane, Spitalfields, and their latest opening, Bow lane.

Goodge St branch

Owner Gerhard Jenne originally trained in Germany as a baker & pastry chef, then came to the UK in 1982. He first worked at the Swiss Centre in Leicester Square, London and from 1983 to 1993 in the Hygienic Bakery and food shops of society grocer Justin de Blank & business partner Robert Troop in Knightsbridge/Belgravia.[3][4]

In 1993 Jenne took over the defunct Queen of Hearts Bakery in Waterloo and transformed it to become the flagship store for Konditor.

Before Konditor & Cook, Waterloo was not known for quality retailing or food shops, Jenne put Konditor and Waterloo on the culinary map and due to the shortage of qualified pastry chefs Jenne ensured that all staff received high quality training and mentoring.[5] Konditor is highly regarded for its original baking and consistent quality[6], using organic, free-range eggs and natural butter in all their baking.

Konditor is particularly well known[7] for their extensive range of chocolate brownies, their chocolate/vanilla Curly Whirly cake, a velvet marzipan covered Whiskey Bomb and its original Magic Cakes.

You can purchase/browse their products online at https://konditor.co.uk/ or in-store.

References

  1. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2004/apr/17/workandcareers.jobsandmoney
  2. http://livingsouth.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/interview-with-gerhard-jenne-rise-and-shine-profile-19562/
  3. http://livingsouth.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/interview-with-gerhard-jenne-rise-and-shine-profile-19562/
  4. http://www.bromley.towntalk.co.uk/news/d/16381/
  5. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2004/apr/17/workandcareers.jobsandmoney
  6. https://nudgepr.co.uk/clients/konditor-cook
  7. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/10782863/Delicious-cake-recipes-from-London-bakery-Konditor-and-Cook.html

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