Brumby's Bakeries
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| Brumby's Bakeries | |
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| Type | Public BSX: BBH |
| Genre | Bakery |
| Founded | 1975, Ashburton, Victoria |
| Founder | Michael Sherlock [1] |
| Headquarters | Camberwell, Victoria |
| Key people | Chairman Terry O’Dwyer [2] Director Michael Sherlock |
| Industry | Retail |
| Employees | 3,501 (as of 2007)[3] |
| Website | http://www.brumbys.com.au/ |
Brumby's Bakeries is a chain of retail bakeries. It was established in 1975 by Michael Sherlock [1] with the opening of its first bakery, The Old Style Bread Centre, in Ashburton, Victoria.
In 2003, the chain was listed on the Bendigo Stock Exchange.[3]
On 18 December 2006, Brumby's announced Retail Food Group (ASX:RFG) had proposed a merger.[2]
As of 2007, Brumby's Bakeries has over 320 franchises throughout Australia and New Zealand, up from 280 in 2003.[3]
The 2007 Franchise of the year was the Lynbrook store.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Eli Greenblat. "Galloping Brumby's puts off float plan", SMH, May 1, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
- ^ a b Announcement (January 8, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-01-15.
- ^ a b c Brumby's Join BSX. Bendigo Stock Exchange (December 5, 2003). Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
