Awards won

Bakkerij Vreugdenhil beste bakker gewonnen prijzen

National professional competitions

Every year in November, the national bakers’ competitions take place in Heerenveen. The bakers of Bakkerij Vreugdenhil participate in these competitions with passionate enthusiasm. We can modestly say that many trophies have already made their way back to Maasdijk. Bread, pastries, and breakfast cakes have often won prizes. Winning an award for a product once is, of course, fantastic, but consistently scoring so highly year after year remains remarkable. It is a true team effort. This drive is not just for the competitions; every day, we strive to offer the very best in our shop.

Bakkersvakwedstrijden 2024/2025

Bakkerij Vreugdenhil from Maasdijk was crowned Dutch Champion Pastry Baking and finished second in the bread baking category. It is wonderful to carry this title for the coming year.

Additionally, there were top prizes for:

  • Best sugar bread
  • Best croissants
  • Best hazelnut meringue cake

Other trophies were awarded for:

  • Sprits cookies
  • Butter letters
  • Molded chocolates
  • Dessert cake
  • Tray cake
  • Filled speculaas
  • Sourdough bread
Bakkerij Vreugdenhil gewonnen prijzen

Boulangerie team

Gerard Vreugdenhil has been a proud member of the Dutch boulangerie team for many years, the Dutch national team in the field of bread. This team represents the Netherlands at international level against other teams. The bakers in the boulangerie team belong to the top of the Dutch bakery sector, you can only be admitted after a tough selection and a high-level competition. It is a group of bakers where craft, craftsmanship and knowledge are shared. 

Bakkerij Vreugdenhil gewonnen prijzen

Worldwide baking competitions

Participating in a competition is preceded by very intensive training, which can sometimes take up to a year. Week after week rehearsals take place with two or three selected members. This takes place at different locations in the country, in order to make the products under as many different conditions as possible. Our company’s modern bakery is also used for training courses for the boulangerie team. Competitions always consist of three parts: bread, viennoiserie (toured, leavened products, such as croissants and brios rolls in different flavours) and a decorative piece. 

Bakkerij Vreugdenhil Coupe du Monde

Did you know?

Nice to know: of the approximately 16 members of the boulangerie team, four members have worked at Bakkerij Vreugdenhil. Two of them rolled into the profession as little boys and for them this craftsmanship is like second nature.
Gerard has already participated in many competitions and won several prizes. A small selection from the selection:

2011
1st place Coupe de la Boulangerie (best bread baker in the Netherlands and thus his entry into the team)

2013
3rd place IBA cup (IBA cup is an international competition at the second highest level)

2015
1st place European Championship Boulangerie (European competition for the highest division. Together with his three team members Gerard could call himself ‘the best bread bakers in Europe’)

2019
2nd place in the preliminary round of the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie (the ‘World Cup’ in the field of boulangerie)

Bakkerij Vreugdenhil

Bakker with ster

Bakkerij Vreugdenhil is the first bakery in the Netherlands to win three stars during the ‘Bakker met Ster’ competition. We are the only bakery in the country to achieve this three times in a row. A unique accomplishment. The title ‘Bakker met Ster’ is awarded to artisanal bakeries, pastry shops, or patissiers that distinguish themselves through exceptional achievements in quality, service, organization, and customer focus.
Bakkerij Vreugdenhil bakker met ster