Bakers Delight
Bakers Delight is an Australian-owned multinational bakery franchise chain, with franchisors in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States.
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| Type | Franchise |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bakery |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Roger & Lesley Gillespie |
| Headquarters | 293 Camberwell Road, , |
Number of locations | 700+ |
Area served | |
Key people | Elise and Davi Christie (CEO) |
| Products | Bread, pastries |
| Website | www |
There are 20 stores in New Zealand, including 13 in Auckland.[1]
History
Bakers Delight[2] was established in May 1980, by husband and wife team, Roger and Lesley Gillespie. Roger, a third generation baker established a single bakery on Glenferrie Road in Hawthorn, Victoria[3] Bakers Delight operates over 700 bakeries globally.[4]
In 2000, the franchise had 12 stores in New Zealand and was planning further expansion.[5]
Bakers Delight entered the Canadian market in 2003, under the name COBS Bread, and now has over 130 bakeries in 5 provinces.[6][7] All of the United States bakeries were shut down after an attempt to enter the US market was unsuccessful; however, as of 2016, Cobs is beginning to franchise locations in the United States.
References
- "Bakers Delight". bakersdelight.co.nz. Bakers Delight.
- "Bakers Delight".
- Asa Wahlquist (17 April 2010). "The Rise and Fall of our daily bread". The Australian.
- Kate Kendall (30 July 2009). "Moments with Marketers: Chris Caldwell". Marketing Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 August 2009.
- Sherer, Karen (30 June 2000). "Franchise aims for more dough". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. New Zealand Herald.
- Ian Jacques (21 June 2018). "Cobs Opening at Tsawwassen Commons". Delta Optimist.
- About Us Archived 12 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine, COBS Bread