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The UK Franchise Growth Index

Bakery franchises in the UK.

The Bakery sub-industry in Twine Growth’s UK Franchise Growth Index brings together UK bakery businesses from the Bakery Franchise and Bakery & Cafe Franchise categories within Food and Drink. The listings include bakery cafés, celebration cake shops and brands specialising in doughnuts, cookies, brownies or pretzels.

Read more about Bakery

16
Networks in this sector
54
Average overall score
11
Currently recruiting
2
BFA members
12 / 4
UK / international
£117,500
Average investment from

About this sector

More about Bakery.

See which networks are recruiting franchisees and compare published starting investments, investment ranges and reported location counts where available. The sub-industry summary also shows brand origin and British Franchise Association membership.

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

The Five Fibre view

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

01 Assess
12.8/20
02 Build
12.0/20
03 Launch
12.0/20
04 Grow
4.3/20
05 Amplify
13.0/20

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

Averaged across 16 assessed networks. Sector comparisons use the sector field only and are never mixed with another level of the taxonomy.

Networks

Every network in this sector.

16 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

PAUL

Food and Drink · Bakery & Cafe

31 locations£500,000 to £1,000,000Recruiting
72out 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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