Founded just four years ago, La Chouquette Bakery has become a local favourite, renowned for its artisan sourdough loaves, baguettes, cakes, and elegant pâtisserie. In 2023, the team launched Piqniq by La Chouquette, a compact grab-and-go concept located nearby. While the bakery offers a more traditional bakery experience, Piqniq was designed to meet the needs of busy customers seeking great food and speciality coffee for breakfast and lunch without compromising on speed or flavour.

When it comes to hot items, Piqniq serves up bacon rolls, sausage rolls, pastries and their famous toasties. The NE-SCV3’s advanced technology combines microwave, convection and grill cooking with multiple cooking combinations, delivering perfect results in a fraction of traditional cooking times. For Piqniq, this was the ideal solution for their menu, Elliot continues:

“The main big seller through the NE-SCV3 are the toasties with a range of delicious fillings from beef birria and Cajun chicken to veggie options like brie and chilli jam and jalapeno popper. The oven allows us to heat our toasties in just one minute and consistently cooks everything to perfection, every time.”

Beyond the cooking process, training is straightforward thanks to the oven’s user-friendly interface. Recipes can be pre-programmed, allowing even new staff to operate the oven with confidence from day one. The intuitive menu structure with subheadings for breakfast and lunch makes operations seamless and reduces errors during busy periods. Elliot goes on to say:

“The equipment is high quality, and useability is super important for us - we can have a new member or staff and train them up on the oven within minutes because all the recipes are saved internally, you simply press a button, and it cooks the food consistently every time with no issues which is so helpful.”

By investing in the Panasonic NE-SCV3 High Speed Convection Oven, the results are clear to see. For Piqniq by La Chouquette, the NE-SCV3 has transformed their ability to deliver fast, consistent, and high-quality hot food in a compact site. The oven ensures every customer – from weekday commuters to weekend brunch-goers – enjoys delicious food served in minutes.

“It’s great working with Panasonic. We’ve had ongoing guidance and clear communication from the team which we hope will continue as we expand our business,” says Elliot.