A third-generation family-run business, where all members of the team work together to ensure our cakes and breads continue to satisfy everyone’s taste buds today and for many more years to come.

Doughty Cakes LTD was founded in 1982 by Peter Doughty (known as Continental Cakes from 1982 until 1992). Everyone thought Peter was crazy at the time, Peter gave up his stable job, bought a van, began importing cakes from Holland, Germany, Spain, France, Belgium and Denmark, and commenced selling continental cakes to local convenience stores and grocery shops throughout Lincolnshire. With the responsibility of a wife and children at home, along with a mortgage to pay, Peter really had no choice but to ensure the business was a success. Therefore, armed with sheer determination, Peter made it work and within a single year, Peter had a second van delivering cakes to even more local shops.

Doughty Cakes is still very much a family-run business, and this is unlikely to change. Especially considering the third generation is now involved. In 2019, Joshua Doughty, son of Carl (Managing Director) joined the sales team and is already showing signs of the hereditary ‘sheer determination to succeed. Peter and Shirley Doughty have eight grandchildren, Joshua, Connor, Luella, Talitha, Harriet, Kenna, Noah and Harper, therefore it’s highly likely Doughty Cakes will be with us for many years to come.