With tradition since 1946

Feliks Sowa and his wife Stanisława, open their first bakery in the old town house on Pomorska Street in Bydgoszcz. The bakery, and later also a confectionery, has successfully operated to this day.  Beginnings aren’t easy. Strict national system, absolute rules, lack of stock or working hands and a very limited craft – those are just some of the c...

The post-war period, and the beginnings of the communistic era turn out to be very difficult for any kind of self-owned business. Demand is growing, but getting a sufficient amount of needed ingredients is a real challenge. “Food rationing was so low at that time, that the most needed flour or sugar had to be bought in a regular store, and because...

The bakery operates so well, that the owners decide to employ their first workers: one helps with the production, the other one runs the shop. But soon even they can’t catch up with a rapid stream of daily work. More apprentices and a journeyman are hired.After 67 years Cukiernia Sowa employs over 550 experienced and specialized workers, able to su...

Feliks Sowa receives his Pastry Master’s degree. Using traditional home recipes, he bakes his first, original cake. Back then cakes with lots of often much too sweet and thick cream are the most popular. Baker’s intuition tells Feliks, that such a delicacy should be light and simple. Soft sponge cake, over fruity jam, covered with dense milk chocol...

“We were very lucky” – says Stanisława Sowa. “Our bakery was rather small and the government allowed us to run our own busines, because they put a strategic hope in such small but efficient food manufacturers. We were operating under national protection. Back then, many similar private ventures were either closed or taken over. The idea was simple:...

Our offer is still quite poor. Only 5 different kinds of pastries and not many more types of bread. Reason? Obligatory national permission for literally every smallest crumb. Also limited and deficient recipes, a norm back then, made tastes that we know so very well today, simply impossible to achieve.

Adam Sowa, the younger son of Feliks and Stanisława, tempted with exceptional bakery aromas and involved in intensive help, joins the family business. A year later, just like his father, he receives Pastry Master’s degree. As he says, even though he chose to study construction, pastry defined his way of living. Baker’s work requires sacrifice. Day ...

Recognition of the brand grows higher. More satisfied customers spread the good word. Golden doughnuts with homemade fruit preserves become a sensation! Decision is made: first branch store is opened. Soon Sowa’s baked goods can be bought on Bydgoszcz Grain Market.

Adam Sowa and his wife form a business partnership. New name for the company is given: Pastry & Bakery Adam Sowa. The company grows, employing more people and creating a new range of products. Of course under the Master’s experienced eye.

Idea of a place, where one could enjoy delicious cake to a freshly ground, aromatic coffee, becomes real. First coffee shop by Adam Sowa opens on Dworcowa Street and quickly becomes the most favourite meeting place in Bydgoszcz.

By the end of 1997, construction of the second and bigger production facility begins. Growing appetite for our confectionery becomes demanding: lack of space, people and much needed equipment basically don’t leave a choice. New facility, after a significant expansion, opens a year later on Schulza Street in Bydgoszcz. Today it’s the company’s headq...

New production possibilities let us develop our new stores, often with characteristic, stylish interiors and functionality of a coffee shop. Dacquise, Royal Slice and original cupcakes quickly become acclaimed favourites and symbols of the brand. Many of the stores are located in shopping malls in Bydgoszcz and Toruń, which, as turns out later, is ...

In the heart of the city, on Mostowa Street, our first restaurant with the original menu and climatic winery is opened. International cuisine from around the world with a distinct accent of home-made Polish food is served, marking a whole new chapter in our history

Bydgoszcz residents gradually become part of the global culture, bringing their tradition onto European grounds. Sowa’s sweet goods are its inherent worth. Our stores abroad are opened. First in London, then 4 years later in Berlin. Soon we also open our first cake and coffee shop in Warsaw. Hot ‘coffee as you fly’ at Chmielna becomes a stylish tre...

More than half of a century of our sweet tradition is really a lot of valuable time. Festive celebration seems to be so well deserved. Our dear guests pass on their appreciation by supporting those most in need. A beautiful gesture for a good cause and... a great party until dawn. Sweets and smiles for everyone!

We make a bold decision: partial reconstruction of Mostowa Street’s original look from before World War II. Effect? A brand new, modernly shaped, classical style, three-floor town house. With an exclusive restaurant, climatic bistro, coffee shop and a trendy music club. Today our pride, but also a well acknowledged and acclaimed city’s landmark.

A year later, we accept yet another challenge: own, reserved, original brand of chocolate. The recipe was invented in Paris by the most famous and acknowledged chocolate masters and is now one of our best kept, sweetest, family secrets.

Growing popularity of our branded cafés inspires our next big idea: own brand of fresh, aromatic coffee, traditionally roasted in our own roasting plant. Sowa Caffé is a mix of carefully selected, 100% pure arabicas from South and Central America, with a distinct aftertaste of chocolate, baked bread, almonds and dried fruits. A perfect match for ou...

Time for the next generation has come. Michał and Aleksandra Sowa join the family partnership. Michał specializes in business organization and management. Aleksandra, now also a Pastry Master, manages production process and, inheriting passion for creation and traveling hobby, is responsible for developing new ranges of tastes and flavours. Now, th...