From bread to biscuits: 4 inspiring Christian social enterprises
By 
AJ Gomez2025-09-26T16:05:00
Business isn’t just about the bottom line. All across the UK, Christian-run companies are providing employment opportunities for people on the margins. And proving that enterprise can be about restoration, dignity and second chances
Well Kneaded
London
At the core of this award-winning pizzeria is a heart postured towards the “oppressed and voiceless” youth that founder Bridget Callaghan first encountered while working for a church on a low-income estate in south-west London. “Spending time with the young people on this estate opened my eyes to a section of society that were sidelined,” she explains. As she watched a group of young people kick a ball around, she wondered: What do they like, that I like too? The answer came to her quickly: “Food…what food do they like? Jerk chicken…I like chicken, but I don’t really fancy cooking it all day. How about pizza…?”
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