Snacks · Suffolk, England
TALA
British bakeware and kitchen tools, many still made by hand in England.
- Founded
- 1899
- Founded by
- Frederick Taylor, Thomas Law
- Based in
- Suffolk, England
Making it since
1899
Their story
Tala began in 1899 as Taylor Law & Co, a partnership between Frederick Taylor and Thomas Law selling kitchenware and hardware to Victorian Britain. Thomas's son Frank later blended the two surnames into a single word, and the Tala name was born.
Early lines ran from baking pans and icing syringes to galvanized tubs and travel trunks. Production moved to Stourbridge and Birmingham as demand grew, and over the decades Tala became a familiar name in British home baking.
Today the brand is run by Dayes Ltd in Suffolk and is best known for bakeware, cake decorating tools, mixing bowls and its classic cook's measure.
How it's made
Tala still makes as much as it can in the UK, at workshops in places like Liverpool, Accrington, Norfolk and Burnley. The cook's measure is hand made in Liverpool on machinery in use since the 1920s, with more than 20 hand steps, and the icing syringe takes 48.
Why we carry them
We love a tool with a long track record, and Tala's measures and tins have been in British kitchens for generations. They make a thoughtful gift for any baker.
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