Breadtop
Breadtop (Chinese: 包店, pinyin: bāo diàn) is an Australian bakery franchise selling a wide range of bread, cakes, buns and pastries. The chain is often likened to the Singapore-based Breadtalk due to the similar store concepts, products on offer and designs. As of December 2017, the franchise has over 70 stores throughout metropolitan Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Perth and Darwin.
 Breadtop franchise at QV Market | |
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| Industry | Food and Beverage |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Key people | Simon Ip, managing director |
| Products | Bread and Cakes |
| Website | breadtop |
History
Simon Ip and his brother Kenneth run the Breadtop business across Australia. They opened the first Breadtop bakery in Box Hill, Victoria in 2002 and have since opened 70 stores — most of them franchises — across the country.[1]
In 2014 Breadtop launched a self-audit process to review its 800 employees' pay following a series of complaints of underpayment by foreign students that led to backpayments of $2000 to two of the complainants.[2]
In February 2021, Breadtop signed a deal with Australian supermarket chain Coles to supply a range of its products to supermarkets in New South Wales and Victoria.[3]
References
- Cai, Peter (29 May 2012). "From $100 in his pocket to a sprawling bun empire". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016.
- Hannan, Ewin (23 January 2014). "Breadtop strikes deal over underpayments". The Australian.
- Brown, Natalie (11 February 2021). "Coles partners with cult-favourite bakery". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.