Draft:COBs Bread

About COBs Bread
COBS Bread is a Canadian based Bakery chain which started in 2003 with over 160 bakeries across Canada, that is a part of Bakers Delight, a Bakery franchise that was started in the 1980s in Australia by Lesley and Roger Gillespie. Their bread is baked fresh daily and any leftover goods at the end of the day are donated to local charities. .

At COBS Bread they bake fresh scones, pastries, gourmet and traditional breads, rolls, pizza and and much more. Their products are baked without additives, preservatives or added sugar except for in the case of sweet pastries like cinnamon rolls, according to the co-manager Miguel Machado, at the COBs Bakery at Westport Cobs

COBS Bread bakeries focus on quality products and excellent customer experience. The company’s philosophy of Delightful Environment, Delightful Service, Delightful Product underpin every action that they take.

COBS Bread have a focus on giving back to the community and donate their goods at the end of the day to Food Banks and local charities. John Gilson the Vice President of COBS Bread says COBs Bread's mission is to be “a community-oriented business that wants to make great bread for our neighbours".

The business hopes to expand to 350 stores in the coming years after celebrating it's 20th year of operation in June last year.

One of their best sellers in Canada is it's cinnamon buns. They have developed a range of scones and products tailored to meet the needs of the Canadian consumer. While they want to stay true to their brand values they've also learnt that it's important to meet the needs of local tastes says Aaron Gillespie, President of COBS Bread.

History of COBs Bread
COBS Bread is part of Bakers Delight. Bakers Delight was originally established in Australia in 1980. They focused on sourcing local ingredients from nearby farms which were processed by family-owned millers. There are now bakeries in 700 locations across Australia, U.S.A., New Zealand and Canada.

Bakers Delight was started by Roger and Lesley Gillespie and has grown to over 700 bakeries in communities around the world.

Part of COBs Bread and Bakers Delights core philosophy when the company was founded was that after every day, the goods that have not sold are donated to various local charities.