Bread has been a staple of life for many cultures for thousands of years and today every high street has its baker. One prominent name in Australian bread retailing is Bakers Delight which this year is celebrating three decades in the industry.
The name is intended to convey everything about the business: it originated from the belief that every baker should be delighted by the product they bake and every customer should be delighted by the service they receive. Thirty years on the company insists this vision still drives its practices and culture.
Back in 1980 Bakers Delight was founded by fourth generation bakers and current CEOs Roger and Lesley Gillespie, together with Gary Stephenson. Their very first bakery was in Hawthorn, Melbourne and it is still going strong today. Read more.