Anna Spurling, Tez Kemp and the whole La Madre team are ecstatic after landing the "Medium Business Award" as well as being name a finalist for the "Business of the Year" for their outstanding business vision, management, performance and commitment at the 25th Geelong Advertiser Business Excellence Awards gala event held at the Kardinia Heights Centre in Geelong on Wednesday, 21st July.

“When it came to selecting a winner, La Madre ticked all the boxes. It is wonderful to see two young and very committed people embrace an opportunity, build a quality product, and apply good principles with a degree of sophistication, and succeed. They are a genuine example of an excellent business,” said Dan Simmonds, chairman of the panel and managing principal, Harwood Andrews Lawyer in Geelong.

It has been a triumphant two years for La Madre Bakery, winning the 2009 Baking Manufacturer of the Year as well as the 2008 Small Business Award at these same awards two years ago. To come away in 2010 with the Medium Business gong is a true testament to the successful growth of their business.

“Anna and I are over the moon,” says Tez. “It’s definitely reassuring to know that you’re doing something right. We have a terrific team of people to applaud for their dedication, hard work and fun spirit. The Awards are a big deal here in Geelong, so it’s quite special to be involved, and win, of course!”.

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Geelong or 'Jillong' (Aboriginal for Ocean) was declared a town in 1838. Since then, we've made a name for ourselves with our football team - the Mighty Cats, being the birthplace of Barry Crocker what a shocker, marketing ourselves as the 'City by the Bay' and of course the lovely loaves from La Madre Bakery.

Despite the general love for the boys in navy and white, La Madre's fabulous baker boys are looking forward to a bigger football tournament - World Cup 2010 South Africa. They're working on some fun food for the shop like Serbian burek, South African doughnuts, Dutch stroop waffles and a range of other calories for your eating pleasure. Keep up with us on twitter and facebook and you'll be in the know...

Andrew, our new pastry chef, is working on a new pastry range and has been trialing croissant recipes and techniques these past few days. Lots of tasting, lots of full bellies and lots of great feedback. We'll be releasing our range very soon.

Our new double rack oven is being installed early next week and we'll be keeping you all up to date during the four day build. Then on to our dedicated pastry section...onwards and upwards in G-Town.

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