About us - Our history of family baking

Heather Hinchliffe
After leaving College Heather became involved with the family business. Whilst initially with the company Heather completed her course with a BTEC National Certificate in Business & Finance at Huddersfield Technical College.  Heather has had no formal training in baking and has learnt at the hand of some of the most experienced bakers in Huddersfield throughout her years.

Heather is now in overall control of the bakehouse and has taken on various duties from her father, from purchasing to stock control and wages. Along with her sister, Joanne, covers all aspects of the business  on a daily basis.

Joanne George
After obtaining a BA (Hons) in Food and Accommodation Management Degree from Leeds Polytechnic she worked as a Graduate Trainee Manager for the Moat House International at Stratford upon Avon. Afterwards moving to Special Events Manager then promotion to Reservations Manager at Cliveden, Taplow, Berkshire. For the last ten years Joanne has been working full time for the family business keeping up to date with Hygiene Regulations, Health and Safety, personnel matters covering all aspects of the day to day running of the bakery

Mr & Mrs L H Parfitt
Since an early age Leslie has been involved in catering and latterly baking. Mr & Mrs Parfitt opened the first bakery and shop in Milnsbridge in 1970. Both Mr & Mrs Parfitt trained at Huddersfield Technical College in catering. Both have been extremely active in the business for over 37 years and are now semi retired.
They are now learning to take more of a back seat role, but their daughters would not be without them!
The bakery has been established since 1970 with Mr & Mrs L H Parfitt having a catering background and followed on into baking.

Through out the years the business has grown from the one shop and bakery at Milnsbridge to ten shops and the head office and bake house being at Newsome.

Parfitt’s is now run by Mrs H Hinchliffe and Mrs J George (the daughters) with Mr and Mrs Parfitt still taking active roles, however, they are semi retired.

Traditional methods are used to produce a wide range of products, bread, savouries, pasties, fruit pies, fresh cream cakes and confectionery.

Great care is taken in making our products and trying to source good quality ingredients and producing the freshest product possible. The meats for our sandwiches are roasted on the premises three times a week. The Fresh Roast Turkey at Christmas has always proved very popular.

There have been many developments within the company over the past twelve months. Another shop has been acquired at Honley, Slaithwaite shop has had a refit, new lines such as Oaty Bread and fruit tartlets have been introduced. Bake off is now in operation at Moldgreen and Slaithwaite. In the pipeline the front of Honley will be developed for disabled access and the renewal of equipment at all premises to ensure good hygiene practices and the smooth running of the business.

Bake off has now been introduced at Slaithwaite and is fully established at Moldgreen. There is also the future possibility of bake off being installed at Honley when the remainder of the re fit takes place.