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Bakers Delight

Type	Franchise
Industry	Bakery
Founded	1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Founder	Roger & Lesley Gillespie
Headquarters	293 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria , Australia
Number of locations	700+
Area served	Australia New Zealand Canada United States
Key people	Elise and David Christie (CEO)
Products	Bread, pastries

Bakers Delight is an Australian-owned multinational bakery franchise chain, with franchisors in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States.

There are 20 stores in New Zealand, including 13 in Auckland alone.

History

Bakers Delight was established in May 1980 by husband and wife team, Roger and Lesley Gillespie. Roger, a third-generation baker, opened a single bakery on Glenferrie Road in Hawthorn, Victoria.

Bakers Delight operates over 700 bakeries globally. In 2000, the franchise had 12 stores in New Zealand and was planning further expansion.

Bakers Delight entered the Canadian market in 2003, under the name COBS Bread, and now has over 130 bakeries in 5 provinces.

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