Popular Headingley-based bakery 'Get Baked' have entered what they are deeming a 'sprinklegate' with Trading Standards over the use of their sprinkles.
Get Baked have been told that they must "cease use of our sprinkles with immediate effect" after involvement Trading Standards.
The company took to Facebook to explain that "whilst this might seem like it's not a big deal, it's actually very ******* annoying as a lot of people ask for Birthday Bruce's and Raspberry Glazed Donut Cookies", both of which contain the banned sprinkles.
The cookies are a bestseller for Get Baked and they believe it is "highly unlikely that they will find any legal sprinkles [...] British sprinkles just aren't the same".
There will be adjustments to the menu to compensate for the loss of these popular menu items in the future, but for now Get Baked are assessing the situation.
Simply glazing them as normal without adding the sprinkles is not an option, as the owner said "it makes me sick just thinking about it".
Birthday Bruce has now been removed from the menu. / Image: Get Baked
Responses have flown in on social media and loyal customers are hoping to provide the answers to the dilemma.
One suggested "Make your own. Start a quest to make the best sprinkles! I’m sure customers will be happy to be your guinea pigs".
Others think that the company should undergo a covert operation to secretly give out sprinkle-covered goods: "Can't you keep them *under the counter* and give out passwords like... "Oh, it looks like rain today" "Yes, I must remember my umbrella" *passes then a sprinkled treat*".
As Get Baked are committed to following the correct procedures, all sprinkle items have been removed and will remain off-sale for the foreseeable future.
Styled as a takeaway bakery, the cult following of Get Baked has a huge 50,000 followers on Facebook since their original opening in 2011.
A Leeds pub has been crowned one of the very best in the country by The Good Food Guide.
The trusted guide has just released its 100 Best Pubs in Britain list, and we're very chuffed with the results indeed.
Taking the coveted number three spot is our very own The Highland Laddie, a 100-year-old city centre institution that reopened in April 2025 in the hands of new owners Sam Pullan and Nicole Deighton.
These guys also run the Empire Cafe, so you just know it's going to be good.
Last year they soared straight to the top of the list and were crowned the best pub in the whole of Britain by the guide.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
This time, the Queen's Arms over in Eccles came number one followed by The Cow in Notting Hill.
We still think bagging third place is quite the achievement, and if you've visited The Highland Laddie yourself you'll know just how much of a special place it is.
Don't just take our word for it, The Good Food Guide labelled the Laddie as 'a true pub with a genuine community vibe'.
They also said: "Reenergised by the team behind the Empire Cafe in 2025, this is everything that a proper English pub should be – 'oh, and they have a mustard menu!'
"Inside, the Laddie ticks all the boxes, preserving the essentials of a traditional old-school boozer and maintaining a genuine sense of community while letting the good times roll. As for the food, it’s ‘both high-end and accessible’, pulling in ideas from all over, whether you fancy a freshly shucked Lindisfarne oyster, a keema toastie or an elevated ham roll with bread cooked over the coals.
"Dig deeper and you might find a lobster madeleine with Yorkshire chorizo butter, a treacle onion tart or pork schnitzel with two fried eggs. Club steaks are served by the inch, there’s no creative let-up when it comes to sides, and the nostalgia is ramped up with the likes of strawberry and Champagne trifle with ‘sprinkles’.
"But never forget that this is a self-proclaimed ‘drinkers’ pub’ dispensing everything from ‘properly served’ British brews and ’the best Guinness in Leeds’ to a staggering line-up of whisky optics."
Popular egg sandwich shop Egg & Co is opening in Leeds city centre
Clementine Hall
This much loved breakfast spot do one thing and one thing very well...egg sandwiches.
And it may be a familiar name to some of you lot, as Egg & Co recently opened up on bustling Deansgate in Manchester as well as inside Cambridge Street Collective in Sheffield.
This will be their first site in Leeds, though, and we're very 'eggsited' about it...sorry.
If you've got been introduced to the wonders of Egg & Co yet, then allow us to fill you in on what to expect.
Images: The Manc Group
From here, you’ll be able to grab their unbeatable breakfast sandwiches, where soft scrambled egg is piled into warm brioche buns.
There are a dozen or so breakfast butties on the menu here (yes, they do all feature egg), with other fillings ranging from beef patties to turkey bacon to caramelised onion.
And there’s more – sides here include truffle hash browns, curly fries, and chicken bites.
Of course it wouldn't be a breakfast spot without some caffeinated beverages as well, so we predict as with their Manchester site you'll be able to grab your morning coffee and matcha as well as freshly squeezed orange juice fresh enough to cure any hangover.
We don't know of the exact location yet, but we do know it'll be in Leeds city centre.
Images: The Manc Group
Teasing the news on their Instagram, Egg & Co said: "LEEDS, WE’RE ON OUR WAY. You heard it right. Eggandco is heading to Leeds!
"Same eggs. Same fresh sandwiches. Same Eggandco experience. Just a new city to call home."
Of course, in true Leeds fashion, supporters flocked to the comments to show their excitement and demanding an extra clue on the exact location.
Egg & Co are keeping this under wraps for now, but we'll keep you updated as and when we know more.
Sophie Smith -
13th October 2021 
