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Skriven 2011-02-26 14:58:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:261/1381)
     Kommentar till en text av GLEN JAMIESON
Ärende: Re: VIETNAMESE BAKERS 102
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-=> Quoting Glen Jamieson to Nancy Backus on 02-23-11  17:57 <=-

 NB>> If the bread is inferior, it isn't likely to maintain good sales, even
 NB>> if the aroma is alluring...  ;)  Wegmans does still have in-store
 NB>> bakeries, to bake the better breads and some of the other goodies. 
 NB>> They also have a local baking "factory" for their storebrand basic
 NB>> breads... one can smell the bread baking as one drives in the
 NB>> neighborhood... ;)  In their bigger stores, the in-store bakery is
 NB>> expanded and has artisan breads and other fancy things...

 GJ> The in-store bakeries that I remember were no worse than the factory
 GJ> made store brand basic white bread, which is the most sold (and
 GJ> cheapest) bread.  I think it was dropped because it would have been
 GJ> more expensive for Coles to produce.

I've been puzzling over this sentence for a bit... did you mean to say
"no better" than the factory made?  True, if there was no difference in
quality, there'd not be much reason to purchase the more expensive bread
(or for the store to price it cheaper when it cost more to produce).  At
least there is some measurable increase in quality to justify the cost
with the Wegmans in-store baked goods.  :)

 NB>> They all sound delightful.  :)   We have a number of local bakeries,
 NB>> too, with varying reputations...  :)

 GJ> These small bakeries have an advantage in that they are mostly family
 GJ> owned and operated.  This means, that as everyone who works there is a
 GJ> part owner, there is no legal limit to the hours they work or the
 GJ> money they receive.  No overtime rates, holiday pay or union
 GJ> negotiated work conditions - and they are all happy. 

That does cut down on overhead.  :)

 GJ> The young children grow up knowing how to bake bread, even if they
 GJ> later go on to qualify as doctors or engineers.

And they have a craft to fall back on, should their employment fail or
they decide that they are really cut out for the profession...  :)  Some
of the family businesses around here end up with the kids coming back to
the family work after all, and then the family bakery or whatever goes
on in the family for generations... :)  Or the kid starts his own...

ttyl      neb

... I'm not grouchy, I just don't like traffic, crowds or politicians.

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