Bakers delight

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Retail bakery franchiseYou do not have to be a baker to be a Bakers Delight franchisee. As with any business, creating a successful franchise is about being a team player, good communicator, having self-discipline and setting up efficient systems. The worldï¿½s most successful retail bakery franchise, Bakers Delight is a symbol of franchise success, rising from one bakery in Hawthorn, Melbourne in 1980 to employing approximately 15,000 people in around 700 bakeries across Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Why Bakers Delight? ï¿½ Proven business formula - 27 years, 700 bakeries and over 90% success rate. ï¿½ Bread is a staple not a fad. ï¿½ Franchisees come from many different backgrounds. ï¿½ Entry into a turnkey operation. ï¿½ Transparency and sharing of successful business strategies. ï¿½ Economies of scale in all facets of the business. ï¿½ One stop shop supply arrangements. ï¿½ Disclosure of individual bakery results for benchmarking. ï¿½ Ongoing operational assistance. ï¿½ Opportunities to network with likeminded individuals. ï¿½ Full training before operation, including how to bake. ï¿½ No money to pay during the recruitment period. ï¿½ Opportunity to talk to franchisees prior to recruitment. Home-grown dough keeps rising Franchising in Australia is a highly successful $130 billion industry creating jobs for nearly 600,000 Australians. There are almost 750 different franchise systems in Australia, 90 per cent of them home-grown, including Bakers Delight, the worldï¿½s most successful franchise bakery chain. With revenue from its Australian operations expected to reach $450M for 2006/07, Bakers Delight has a 14.4 per cent share of the Australian bread market, almost four times that of its closest competitor. Of Bakers Delightï¿½s franchised outlets, 40 per cent are owned by franchisees that own more than one site. The company has twice received the Franchise Council of Australia ï¿½Franchise of the Year Awardï¿½. Interested franchisees can expect an average turnover of AUD$700,000 and an operating profit of AUD$120,000 per annum. From the satisfaction of running your own business, to the financial benefits of owning a Bakers Delight bakery, a franchise is seen as particularly attractive. There are opportunities to build new bakeries in selected locations and to purchase existing bakeries for sale nationally. Bakers Delight has been a major corporate partner of the Breast Cancer Network Australia for seven years raising $1.5 million within this time. Bakers Delight also donates over $53 million in bread to charities each year. In 2004 an independent corporate citizenship study named Bakers Delight, the leading corporate citizen among a large number of reputable organisations.

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