We All Love a Bake Off!
Whether
you‘ve never missed an episode of The
Great British Bake Off or simply enjoy whipping up a batch of scones now
and then, you’d fit in well at SGS Packaging Europe. Our many teams love
getting creative in the kitchen whenever the opportunity arises, especially if
it’s in support of a good cause.
Our
Tamworth branch recently held a coffee morning event in aid of Macmillan, the cancer
support charity. Thirteen people baked whatever took their
fancy, including chocolate fudge cake, carrot cake, jam tarts, lemon
cheesecake, and even cupcakes sporting the Macmillan colour scheme. The winner
of the bottle of rosé was Vicky King, whose carrot cake with walnut was
absolutely delicious. In total, the Tamworth team raised £151.01 in a single
morning.
Meanwhile, our London office clearly can’t get enough of flour and yeast, as they hold a
bake off event every single week. Two team members are drawn and tasked with
baking something specific, with a recent competition based around ginger
biscuits and another focusing on muffins. The winner is decided through a vote system and receives a Born to Bake badge to prove their skills.
Though this event takes
place on a weekly basis, our London team makes sure to combine it with fundraising
activity when they can, so they too held a Macmillan coffee morning in their
offices. Overall, the bakers raised about £150 that day, all thanks to the following
lip-smacking sweets and savouries that were made or purchased by team members:
-- Amazing
sausage and caramelised onion rolls (Jo)
-- Delectable
quiche (Gemma)
-- Salted
caramel and chocolate cookies (Jimmy)
-- Beautiful banana bread (Jimmy)
-- Peanut
chocolate brownies (Sarah W)
-- Mars
Bar chocolate crispy bites (Olivia)
-- M&S
Special Victoria Sponge (Laurie)
-- Marble
Marvel (Lindsay)
The Tamworth and London branches put their culinary skills into action and raised over £300 for
Macmillan, an essential charity that has a positive impact on countless lives
each and every day. With our staff in London constantly heating their ovens up
and our other offices regularly baking for charity, you’re bound to see more
buns, breads and bakes on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
channels soon enough.
