This Scottish vegan bakery, known for its Empire biscuits and a favourite among celebrities, has announced with a “heavy heart” the closure of its two cafés. The cafés have attracted the likes of notable public figures such as Nicola Sturgeon, former Scottish First Minister, and Scottish stand-up comedian, Kevin Bridges.
The owners took to Instagram to reveal the news to their fans. In the Instagram post, the owners of Plant Blonde, Jennifer Walls and Marc Sorbie wrote: “To our Plant Blonde community – a heartfelt thank you. With a heavy heart we announce the closure of both of our current coffee stores in Partick and Lush Glasgow City Centre. “To our incredible community – thank you for being part of our journey.
“Your support has been instrumental in shaping Plant Blonde, and we’re excited to continue growing in a way that truly aligns with our vision.
“Thank you for the memories, the moments, and the love you have shared with us at both our Partick shop and our store inside Lush Glasgow City.”
The owners added: “We’re stepping into a new chapter at Plant Blonde, with our new studio and bakery nearly complete. We are excited to continue to create plant based clean cakes using the highest quality seasonal ingredients.”
Plant Blonde opened its first café on Hyndland Street in Glasgow’s west end in 2022.
The second location was opened just a year later in the large Lush store on Buchanan Street in Glasgow in 2023.
The bakery offers a variety of plant-based savoury and sweet and previously supplied their products wholesale to other local cafés.
The café became known for its variety of Empire biscuits, a Scottish favourite usually filled with jam, icing and with a cherry on top.
In November 2024, a Tripadvisor user, Nicole B, wrote : “I have never had an empire biscuit this good! They have a selection of savoury filled ciabatta if you want something more substantial, and they are all delicious, but the real reason to go is for the baked goods.
“The selection of empire biscuit flavours is impressive but they also had scones, cinnamon rolls and chocolate chip cookies while we were there.”
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