Bakers Delight, Australia's most successful franchise bakery, was established in 1980 as a single bakery on Glenferrie Road in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn. An Australian owned company, Bakers Delight boasts over 700 bakeries employing more than 15,000 people, serving 2.5 million regular customers per week throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
Why Bakers Delight?
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Proven business formula – more than 29 years, 700 bakeries & over 90% success rate.
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Two-time winner of the Franchise Council of Australia ‘Franchise of the Year Award.’
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Entry into a turnkey operation.
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Ongoing operational assistance.
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Sharing of individual bakery results for benchmarking.
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Opportunity to talk to franchisees prior to recruitment.
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Franchisees come from many different backgrounds.
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Full training before operation, including how to bake.
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40% per cent of bakeries are owned by franchisees with more than one site.
Bakers Delight continues to expand
Bakers Delight, Australia’s most successful franchise bakery, was established in 1980 as a single bakery on Glenferrie Road in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn.
An Australian owned company, Bakers Delight boasts over 700 bakeries employing more than 15,000 people, serving 2.5 million regular customers per week throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
While much of the retail sector is feeling the pinch of the global financial crisis and in cut-back mode, Bakers Delight is trending positively against the economic downturn. As part of an aggressive growth campaign, the company is looking to recruit 150 new franchisees across its international network.
Bakers Delight continues to enjoy steady growth achieving global turnover of $581M in 08/09 and with over six per cent growth in Australia alone. In 09/10 global turnover is expected to reach $608M.
The market for fresh bread continues to grow in line with the trend towards healthy eating at home. Bakers Delight currently holds a 13.7 per cent share of the Australian market (Roy Morgan Single Source Data September 2009). The fresh bread market in Australia is currently worth AUD $2.69 billion.
Bakers Delight has been a major corporate partner of Breast Cancer Network Australia for nine years, raising almost $3.7 million within this time. Through its bakery network, the company donates approximately $143 million in bread to charities each year. In 2009, Bakers Delight was recognised for its commitment to community, health and environmental practices taking out the Franchise Council of Australia ‘Franchisor Social Responsibility Award.
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