The Biskery
The Biskery is a female-founded bakery of bespoke biscuits. As biscuit strategists, they deliver a product that really works for you.
Meet the maker
Lisa Shepherd
Lisa Shepherd was born and raised in Germany. She has a degree in Transcultural Communication from the University of Vienna, Austria. Volunteering in the Galapagos Islands she met her British husband. They travelled the world together before settling in Leeds, UK. She has two wonderful children who are not only her pride and joy, but also her greatest teachers. Together with her friend Saskia Roskam, she founded The Biskery, an online business that specialises in personalised and branded biscuits for special occasions and events. They are on a mission to make 10 million people feel appreciated through their handmade biscuits. Their vision is to introduce more female qualities to the business world, remove the stigma associated with working mothers, and run a purposeful business that enables women to combine a career with motherhood - without the guilt.
- Why did you start?
- My co-founder Saskia and I worked in the international team of a digital marketing agency. We became friends over a shared love of baking, and missing the flavours of home (The Netherlands and Germany). It got out of hand, and we started selling our treats at local farmers markets. The digital marketers in us worked on an online presences, and after a few months, corporate clients started approaching us. We grew our offering with the demand. At the same time, our employer demoted my after returning from maternity leave. This made me decide to put my energy into building something that would work better for me and my family. Today we are extendig flexible hours and part-time contracts to all our employees, and have stayed true to our original values of quality, great taste, a product that solves a problem for our clients, and sustainability.
- What's your bestseller?
- Our Great Taste award winning bespoke jam biscuits! They are baked to my granny's recipe to this day. She is so proud that this is part of her legacy. She never returned to work after having kids.
- What's next?
- We are working hard on building strong relationships with strategic partners, such as aligned e-commerce brands, agencies, and hotels that use our biscuits as part of their marketing strategy to delight customers, build brand loyalty and generate more reviews and visibility. We always look for win:win:win solutions and want to be known as an extension of your team, not just another supplier.