Mount Sourdough Co. is a family-run sourdough bakery based at 58c Newton Street in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga. It was started by a mother-and-son team — Margaret, with a background in teaching, and Sam, an engineer by trade — who combined her passion for sourdough with his drive to share it with more people. The result is a small bakery devoted entirely to traditional long-fermentation sourdough bread.
The bread is made the slow way. The recipes and processes were developed over years of trialling different methods, drawing inspiration from the traditional sourdoughs of Europe, and use no commercial yeast and no additives or preservatives — just traditional methods and simple, wholesome ingredients. The bakery notes that this gives the bread a unique flavour while also having a positive impact on gut health.
Worth knowing: the Newton Street premises operate on a wholesale basis rather than as a walk-in retail shop. Bread reaches customers through an online store that now ships across the North Island (minimum $50 spend, with free delivery on orders over $80) and through a network of stockists. Wholesale enquiries are welcomed by phone, email or the contact form on the website, and the recent move to new premises has opened the door to new opportunities for this passionate Bay of Plenty bakery.
Mount Maunganui is home to plenty of good food, but few bakeries with an origin story quite like Mount Sourdough Co. Based at 58c Newton Street, the business was started by a mother-and-son team — Margaret and Sam — who share a passion for healthy food and, above all, for traditional long-fermentation sourdough bread. This listing covers their wholesale operation; here is the story behind the loaves and how you can get hold of them.
Margaret and Sam come from what they freely describe as completely unrelated backgrounds: Margaret was a teacher, Sam an engineer. What united them was sourdough — Margaret's passion for it, and Sam's drive to share it with more people. Together they embarked on the venture, and they will tell you the journey has been full of learning. The move to new premises in Mount Maunganui has, in their words, opened the door to lots of new and exciting opportunities for the future.
It is a reminder that some of the best food businesses are not born from hospitality careers but from genuine enthusiasm. Being able to share their passion and produce healthy food for everyone to enjoy is what the mother-and-son team says drives Mount Sourdough Co. to this day.
The bread at Mount Sourdough Co. is deliberately old-fashioned. The recipes and processes were not borrowed from a textbook; they came from years of trialling different methods, using inspiration from the traditional sourdoughs of Europe. The result is a loaf with a unique flavour, developed through long fermentation rather than shortcuts.
Crucially, there is no commercial yeast in the bread, and no additives or preservatives either — just traditional methods and simple, wholesome ingredients. That matters to a growing number of people: traditional long fermentation is valued not only for the depth of flavour it creates, but also for its positive impact on gut health, something the bakery is proud to highlight.
If you have only ever eaten mass-produced sandwich bread, a genuinely fermented sourdough can be a small revelation: a crust with real character, an open crumb, and a gentle tang that lingers. That is the style this bakery has committed itself to.
Here is the important practical note: the Newton Street premises operate on a wholesale basis, so it is not a walk-in retail bakery. But there are two easy ways to track down the bread.
First, Mount Sourdough Co. runs an online shop that now ships across the North Island. Orders have a minimum spend of $50, and delivery is free on orders over $80 — well worth planning your order around.
Second, the bakery supplies stockists — cafés and food stores that carry their bread. If you would rather pick up a single loaf close to home, the Stockists page on their website is the place to look.
For cafés, restaurants and retailers interested in offering genuine sourdough, Mount Sourdough Co. welcomes wholesale enquiries. You can reach them on +64 (0) 22 605 2778, by email at mountsourdough@gmail.com, or through the contact form on their website.
With new premises, a growing North Island delivery reach and a steadfast commitment to slow, traditional methods, Mount Sourdough Co. is a small Bay of Plenty bakery doing one thing properly: real sourdough, made the long way, by people who genuinely love it.