In 1983, a young lad called Douglas (Dougie) put on an apron and dived headfirst into the world of baking as an apprentice. As he baked his way through the doughy delights, Dougie’s talent began to rise. Opportunity then knocked at the door and Dougie was offered the chance to take the reins of his very own bakery in Ballymena, Northern Ireland.

The Dougies Goodies adventure began, the bakery became so popular that Dougie needed more hands-on deck, eight to be precise. As the aroma of Dougies bakes and cakes spread throughout the local area so did the need for space. Dougies Goodies expanded and what began as a “small bakery” soon transformed into a buzzing coffee and bakehouse.

In 2022 Frank Warwick, a loyal customer of Dougies Goodies for many years visited the bakery to order his wife Georgina a birthday cake. 6 weeks later, Frank and Georgina acquired Dougies Goodies – safe to say, it was probably the most expensive birthday cake Frank has ever purchased!

Since then Frank and Georgina alongside an expanding team of passionate people have been whisking up a storm, infusing the bakery with fresh ideas and exciting changes to transform and expand. Despite the recent changes and transformations the original Dougies Goodies recipe hasn’t changed as let’s face it, it can’t get any better.

Dougies Goodies can now be found on 17-19 Church Street and with the new premises comes new products, a range of hot drinks as well as sweet and savoury meal deals. The new bakery is bright, vibrant, fun, and more importantly smells amazing. Rest assured, you can still find Dougie and Christine in the bakery working hard to ensure each pastry, cake and sweet treat carries the same exceptional quality and homemade goodness that their loyal customers know and love.