When master baker, John Cooper Furniss opened his first teashop in the centre of Truro, he would work every night into the small hours, preparing delicious gingerbread and celebrated Cornish Fairings ready to serve fresh the next day.

His passion for using the best local ingredients and exacting attention to detail quickly secured the Furniss teashop a reputation for serving up the tastiest biscuits in town. Soon orders were pouring in from surrounding areas, and the Furniss journey began.