date:Oct 24, 2012
The number of UK bakery retail businesses has grown 5% in the past year, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics.
The number of bakers trading in March this year stood at 3,280 stores -150 more year-on-year. The number of bakery manufacturers was also up, with an additional 160, or 7.8% trading, bringing the total to 2,065.
Like last year, London has the greatest number of bakery businesses with 485, followed by 410 in the Northwest and 375 in the Southeast.
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