Sayyora Tashbaeva

Sayyora Tashbaeva is the Co-founder and baker at Ruzbakery and Patisserie Pvt Ltd which operates Ruz Café, Bengaluru. Her approach to baking combines international culinary influences with Indian baking practices, creating products that reflect a distinctive blend of Russian baking techniques, Uzbek flavours and fillings, and Indian eggless baking methods.

Sayyora shows interest in baking began during childhood in Uzbekistan, where she started baking as a hobby while studying in school. Her early interest gradually developed alongside an academic and professional career in the medical and hospitality fields. She later gained experience in café management in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates before moving to India.

During the COVID-19 lockdown, Sayyora took baking more actively and pursued professional training. She became a certified baker and received training by professional bakers from Moscow. She subsequently began baking from home and developed her skills in cake preparation, pastries, fillings and decorative cake artistry.

A distinctive feature of Sayyora's work is her ability to combine Russian-style baking techniques with traditional Uzbek fillings, including different fruit-based jams, while adapting recipes to Indian eggless requirements. This combination gives Ruz Bakery its distinctive product identity.

Sayyora is also involved in cake decoration and cake artistry, creating customised decorative designs in addition to focusing on flavour and preparation. Her continued interaction with bakers from countries of the former Soviet Union provides exposure to new recipes, techniques and product ideas.

Her entrepreneurial journey eventually led to the establishment of Ruz Bakery and Patisserie in Bengaluru. Ruzbakery & Patisserie Private Limited was incorporated on 13 June 2022, with Sayyora Tashbaeva listed as one of its directors. The Ruz Bakery brand subsequently expanded its café operations, including its presence at CMS Business School.

Today, Sayyora's role extends beyond that of a baker. She contributes to product development, baking, cake decoration, culinary experimentation and café operations, making her an important part of Ruz Café's product identity and entrepreneurial journey.