A Gluten Free Podcast 

Episode 204 

My guest on today’s episode is founder of Nonie’s Bakery, Nonie Dwyer. We’ll talk about Nonie’s coeliac disease diagnosis and upbringing, her time in hospitality, becoming a chef and what led to her creating a well-loved artisan gluten free bakery. 

What we’ll cover:
* Introducing Nonie and how we found each other
* Defining Nonie’s and their mission
* How Nonie’s operates in three different areas: providing breads for cafes and restaurants, wholesale and local farmer’s markets
* Nonie’s coeliac disease diagnosis
* Nonie’s background and growing up in the Southern Highlands
* Nonie’s transition to gluten free life and the options available at the time
* Nonie’s struggles with dining out with coeliac disease
* How Nonie came to work in hospitality
* Nonie’s experience working at River Cottage in the UK
* How the River Cottage experience inspired Nonie to bake bread
* Making gluten free loaves for a friend made Nonie curious to improve her recipes
* Nonie returning to Australia to looking after her Mum and struggling with the direction of her hospitality career
* Early days of Nonie’s Bakery
* Education process when cafes and restaurants stock Nonie’s bread
* Nonie’s range of products
* Ingredients in Nonie’s breads and why the bread is frozen on the day it’s baked
* How Nonie balances quality over quantity when scaling her business
* Nonie’s bread packaging and designs
* Food Expo in Melbourne
* Nonie’s expansion and scale of the business model
* Where Nonie is currently stocking and where she will expand
* Recent experience with a customer in Nonie’s store
* Where to purchase Nonie’s

Links
Nonie’s website - https://noniesfood.com.au/

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