Meet The Team

Hallöchen!

Meet the Wunderbar team behind Butterken Bakery.

We are all about craftsmanship and finding others who are obsessed with making great products. From sourcing the ingredients, mixing the dough, serving with a smile to brewing excellent coffee.

Meet the hands and faces that make everything from scratch below.

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Hendrik - Owner & Head of Culinary

Hendrik is the powerhouse of ideas, knowledge, and creativity that is showcased through Butterken’s vast and delicious product range. Hendrik is always improving, brainstorming, and experimenting and has created an environment for bakers to follow suit. His leadership has allowed Butterken to have an endless supply of new products, ideas and creations of the highest quality. Hendrik has a love for baking and swinging pretzels that cannot be matched and he manages to in still that passion in everyone he meets.

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Anita - Owner & Manager

Anita is the crucial cog in the Butterken machine that connects every other moving part and makes sure they are working harmoniously toward their common goal. Managing day-to-day operations in the front of house as well as attending to business administration, it is clear that Anita has a fiery passion for the bakery. Always striving for better, Anita brings the spirit that pushes others onwards and upwards, helping give Butterken the reputation it has for great atmosphere and products.

Back of House

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    Olivier - Head Baker

  • A baker smiling and working in a commercial kitchen, handling a tray of dough, with racks of pastries and cooking equipment around him.

    Matty - Baker & Pastry Chef

  • A woman with dark hair, wearing a white t-shirt and brown apron, stands in a bakery preparing dough on a floured work surface, with baking racks and a refrigerator in the background.

    Sam - Baker & Pastry Chef

  • A woman in a brown apron and headband, smiling while working in a commercial kitchen, standing next to a large tray of dough topped with chocolate chips.

    Rebecca - Baker & Pastry Chef

  • A man weighing dough on a scale in a bakery with bowls of dough in front of him.

    Dave - Baker

  • A young woman with glasses and tattoos, wearing a black headscarf, white shirt, and brown apron, standing in a bakery kitchen with bakeries on racks behind her, holding a metal tray and a knife.

    Danica - Baker

  • Candice - Sandwich Chef

  • Young woman with tattoos on her left arm, smiling and holding a plastic container of raw meat in a kitchen or butchery, wearing a white t-shirt and brown apron.

    Amila - Sandwich Chef

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    Lorna - Baker

Front of House

  • A smiling man with a beard standing behind a bakery display case filled with sandwiches, pastries, and bread. He is wearing a white t-shirt and brown apron.

    Phil - FOH Manager

  • A woman wearing glasses and a white t-shirt standing in front of a bakery display counter with an assortment of sandwiches, croissants, and baked goods, holding a sandwich in her right hand.

    Denise - FOH All-Rounder

  • A woman smiling and pouring coffee beans from a scoop into a coffee grinder in a cafe or kitchen setting.

    Isabelle - Barista

  • A smiling woman with reddish-brown hair, wearing a white t-shirt and a brown apron, stands behind a bakery display with a variety of bread and baked goods on metal shelves, holding a loaf of bread.

    Maddie - Barista

  • A smiling young woman serving bread

    Alice - FOH All-Rounder

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    Georgia - FOH All-Rounder

  • Butterken Bakery Pretzel

    Madeline - FOH All-Rounder

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    Dee - Barista

Office

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    Francesca - Admin & Marketing Coordinator

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    Rebekah - Admin & Marketing Coordinator