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“What’s in a name? Helpful ways for you to recognise real Sourdough”
Did you know that there is no legal definition for “Sourdough”? That means that practically any old loaf can be called a sourdough. Unfortunately there’s so many bogus claims in the food industry, it can be difficult for the public to work out what’s truly...
Time flies when you’re having fun!
How can Christmas be just NEXT WEEK???!!!! It's been nothing less than manic in Rex the last few months. A lot of triumphs, and as always a few struggles. So what are we celebrating during this festive time? We're on the telly! Lots of lovely Rex customers know...
Milking it – 3 reasons for you to choose Rex coffee
"The best bread & coffee" - We have a lot of lovely comments like this from dear Friends of Rex, and Quality is a cornerstone of the Rex philosophy. Here's 3 Rex coffee principles: 1) Freshly ground Monmouth coffee We've blogged before about how important it is...
Does good news come in 3’s?
They say that bad news comes in 3, but this week 3 is our magic number, check us out! 🙂 1) We had the good news from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that following a complaint from little old us, some questionable advertising claims by a chain bakery had...
Elect & Vote for “Quality”!
Anybody that's visited our shop & spent any time talking to the Rex Baker, his wife, the staff - will hopefully pick up how very passionately we feel about Rex quality. But what does that really mean for you? Well: We are the modern version of a truly old...
Let’s get “Fresh”
Fresh is a much abused term in the British Food industry. Its use is designed to make you feel you are getting something created very recently – but have you ever stopped to think what some of soundbites truly mean? Freshly baked - Stays Fresh for longer - Fresh...
Better never stops
Who knew, we've made it AND SOME, well into 2015! One year ago we still just had an unconverted empty old carpet shop with the Rex Baker producing out of our home garage working bakery for a Saturday morning pop-up. Whilst that was all quite a challenge in itself…...
Yeast and you – find out more for your body’s sake
A lot of lovely Friends of Rex tell us that their bodies are sensitive to what they eat. That they would like to eat food free from yeast, gluten, wheat.. because they worry that bread can cause them bloating, digestion & gastro-intestinal issues, weight problems...
5 incredibly edible Rex ways for you to survive colder days
Did the UK miss out Autumn altogether this year?! This week we seem to have gone from warm sunshine & smoothies... straight to plummeting temperatures! To mark this time of year, Rex has been ringing in the changes. We like to do LOTS of new things as you may have...