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The UK Franchise Growth Index

Bakery franchises in the UK.

Twine Growth’s UK Franchise Growth Index tracks bakery franchise networks operating in the UK. Part of the Index’s Food and Drink industry, the Bakery category covers bakery cafés and specialist brands selling cakes, doughnuts, cookies, brownies and pretzels.

Read more about Bakery

15
Networks in this category
53
Average overall score
10
Currently recruiting
2
BFA members
12 / 3
UK / international
£100,000
Average investment from

Investment figures are published by 7 of the 15 networks here, so the average describes those 7 only and should not be read as a figure for the whole category.

About this category

More about Bakery.

See which bakery brands are recruiting franchisees, where each brand originated and whether it belongs to the British Franchise Association. Individual profiles show published starting investments, investment ranges and location counts where available.

The Index assesses each network against the Five Fibre Framework™ using publicly available evidence. The category scores show how bakery franchises compare with the wider UK franchise market on franchise readiness, operating systems, launch, network expansion and local marketing.

The Five Fibre view

Where this category is strongest. And where it isn’t.

01 Assess
12.6/20
02 Build
11.5/20
03 Launch
11.8/20
04 Grow
4.3/20
05 Amplify
12.8/20

How networks are assessed Explore this category in the UK Franchise Data Explorer

Averaged across 15 assessed networks. Category comparisons use the category field only and are never mixed with another level of the taxonomy.

Networks

Every network in this category.

15 networks, A to Z

Auntie Anne's UK

Food and Drink · Bakery

£135,000 to £180,000Recruiting
69out of 100
Independent

Bakers + Baristas

Food and Drink · Bakery

45 locationsfrom £250,000Recruiting
80out of 100
Independent

Cake Box

Food and Drink · Bakery

276 locationsRecruiting
75out of 100
Independent

Cake Glory

Food and Drink · Bakery

Recruiting
58out of 100
Independent

Cake House Bakery

Food and Drink · Bakery

£98,000 to £118,000Recruiting
63out of 100
Independent

Doughnotts

Food and Drink · Bakery

6 locationsRecruiting
58out of 100
Independent

Eggless Cake Shop

Food and Drink · Bakery

£50,000 to £85,000Recruiting
76out of 100
Independent

Floozie Cookies

Food and Drink · Bakery

1 locations£75,000 to £150,000Recruiting
71out of 100
Independent

Krispy Kreme UK

Food and Drink · Bakery

122 locations
37out of 100
Independent

Love Brownies

Food and Drink · Bakery

5 locations
33out of 100
Independent

Millie's Cookies

Food and Drink · Bakery

40 locationsfrom £100,000Recruiting
50out of 100
Independent

Paris Baguette UK

Food and Drink · Bakery

7 locationsfrom £450,000Recruiting
73out of 100
Independent

Ronis Bakery

Food and Drink · Bakery

5 locations
17out of 100
Independent

Running Fox

Food and Drink · Bakery

5 locations
12out of 100
Independent

The Five Fibre Franchise Growth Scorecard

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Twenty five questions across the five fibres, and a report showing where your growth foundations are strong and where they are exposed.

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