Birds Bakery controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Pork pie quality backlash
Hundreds of customers reportedly alleged that Birds Bakery pork pies had deteriorated in quality. Birds rejected the implication that a product reformulation was responsible and stated that the recipe had not changed.
2020
Dismissal of Radcliffe-on-Trent store manager
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Birds Bakery dismissed Radcliffe-on-Trent store manager Megan Metcalfe for gross misconduct after she accepted cash payments from elderly customers without bank cards. A petition supporting her reinstatement or compensation reportedly gathered more than 13,000 signatures by 3 August 2020.