Valentine’s Bakehouse

Valentines Bakehouse was started by Ross & Kay Perry in 1991. Ross & Kay purchased the sourdough bakehouse from John & Helga Ribstein in 1990. John & Helga successfully operated the business for 25 years prior to Ross & Kay.
As a master German baker John taught Ross the traditional German process of sourdough baking. This traditional process was not common practice in Australian baking and although consumers loved the bread, the idea of eating a ‘sour’ dough product was not appealing.
Valentines originates from the Perry family, being a traditional middle name of the oldest son. Ross & Kay decided to change the name from John & Helgas to Valentines Traditional Bakehouse 1991. Originally the bakehouse was known as John & Helgas, but due to a large commercial bakery naming a loaf ‘Helgas’ and often confusing the consumer, Ross & Kay decided to change to Valentines.
​​This first bakehouse was located in Pembroke Arcade in central Albury. Ross & Kay’s passion for producing quality sourdough products; expanded to locations in Wodonga, Rutherglen and Wagga Wagga. Currently all baking is done at the Rutherglen site with future plans for expansion.