Brumby's Bakeries (commonly shortened to Brumby's) is a chain of Australian and New Zealand retail bakeries. The chain is part of the publicly listed Retail Food Group. It was established by Roger Gillespie in 1975.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Genre | Bakery |
| Founded | 1975, Ashburton, Victoria |
| Founder | Michael Sherlock was appointed Managing Director in 2000.[1] |
| Headquarters | Camberwell, Victoria |
Key people | Chairman Terry O’Dwyer[2] Director Michael Sherlock |
Number of employees | 3,501 (as of 2007[update])[3] |
| Parent | Retail Food Group |
| Website | www |
History
editIt was established in receivership 1975 by Roger Gillespie[4] (co-founder of Bakers Delight) with the opening of its first bakery, The Old Style Bread Centre, in Ashburton, Victoria.
Brumby's was first listed on the Australian Stock Exchange's second board under Dancorp Limited in 1986. At this time, there were 43 franchised stores.
In 2000, after Dancorp had been placed into receivership, the franchise network of over 100 stores was bought by a cooperative of franchisees and in 2003, the chain was listed on the Bendigo Stock Exchange.[3]
On 18 December 2006, Brumby's announced Retail Food Group 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]
In 2012 Brumby's Bakeries Managing Director wrote an internal memo that suggested franchisees increase their prices and "let the carbon tax take the blame". The company subsequently apologised for the memo.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ↑ Eli Greenblat (1 May 2003). "Galloping Brumby's puts off float plan". SMH. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
- 1 2 "Announcement" (PDF). 8 January 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2007.
- 1 2 3 "Brumby's Join BSX". Bendigo Stock Exchange. 5 December 2003. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Sherlock, Michael (2011). Jumpshift. Victoria: Hinkler Book Distributors. p. 23. ISBN 9780646544304.
- ↑ "Brumby's apologises for carbon tax memo". ABC News. 4 July 2012.