Bart’s Retail
Business
Bart’s Retail is a retail and consumer foodservice company with over 140 outlets throughout The Netherlands selling breads, sandwiches and snacks. Consumers are served through the Bakker Bart (Bart’s Bakery) franchise concept, which generates 75% of its revenues. Retail sales value amounts to approximately €70 million. The remaining 25% of sales is generated through trade customers. The company has a leasehold production facility in Beuningen, The Netherlands. Bart’s Retail employs around 200 employees.
Development
In September 2005 the company passed via a management buy out into the hands of management and GEM Benelux. The strategy plan for Bart’s Retail includes plans to grow the Bakker Bart format from 140 to 200 profitable outlets. The company will also introduce a new store concept, “Bart” outlets, which is orientated towards food service and away from the traditional bakery format. The first two Bart pilot outlets were opened in 2006.
