Deadline to enter: 12:00am EST, March 1, 2022

Join the most recent entrants in the Jake the Baker Inspirational Bakery of the Year contest!

What inspires you, in the kitchen and in your community? What sets your bakery apart? What did you do that put a smile on a customer or neighbour’s face?

Founding Sponsor, Ardent Mills and Bakers Journal want to hear from bakeries all across Canada.

Your bakery has a story to tell, and we want to hear it!

Leeanne Tucker and Travis Blake, proud owners of Westside Bakery in Edmonton, are the latest to enter the competition to be Jake the Baker Inspirational Bakery of the Year.

This can-do duo dreamed big to open a wholesale and commercial bakery and have plans to diversify with the help of their “mighty and growing team.”

Feeding the undernourished – in schools, kids’ sports leagues people in the wider community – even homeless dogs.

Leeanne, a coach, told us “I started to bring baked goods to the school with me to feed them, I gained parents’ support to help me do this as well. Smiles on those kids’ faces, fuel for their brain, laughter instead of irritated, hungry kids – that is all I needed to make my heart sing.”

Tell us YOUR heartwarming story highlighting your community involvement, creativity and innovation! Don’t be shy: For every entry received, Bakers Journal and founding sponsor Ardent Mills will donate $50 to a worthy charity!

The deadline is coming up fast! Enter by March 1, 2022, and you could win a trip to Bakery Showcase to accept the award and a cover story in Bakers Journal!

Good luck, Westside Bakery … and good luck to all!