Bridor
Bridor is a bakery product manufacturing company founded by Louis Le Duff in 1988 and a subsidiary of Groupe Le Duff. The company is based in Brittany near Rennes.
It operates in France under the brand Bridor de France and in the UK as Bridor UK. It is listed among the Top Players in the Global Fresh Baked Products Market 2018-2025.[1] In 2018 it introduced a range of smaller 70g sweet-filled croissants to meet demand for reduced portion sizes in the UK.[2]
It is a major supplier to Pret a Manger. Baguettes are prepared in Rennes and frozen for up to a year before being presented as freshly baked in Pret stores.[3]
In 2022 it was forced to abandon its 250 million euro investment project in Ille-et-Vilaine because of environmental opposition. [4]
Operating sites
[edit]| Name | Country | City | Size (m2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridor de France | France | Servon sur Vilaine[5] | 42 000 m2 |
| Bridor de France | Louverné[6] | 32 000 m2 | |
| Bridor Pâtisserie | Pont de l'Isère[7] | 1 300 m2 | |
| Graham-Bell Bakery | Canada | Quebec | 11 241 m2 |
| De Rouen Bakery | 4181 m2 | ||
| Vineland Bakery | USA | New Jersey[8] | 17 050 m2 |
| Amandine | Chine | Pekin[9] | 1 500 m2 |
| N/C | Argentine | Buenos Aires | N/C |
References
[edit]- ^ "Global Fresh Baked Products Market 2018-2025". Manufacturing News. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Fashionably late: the latest breakfast trends". The Caterer. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Fresh Pret a Manger baguettes are 'up to a year old and are kept in freezers'". Metro. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Harcelé par les écologistes radicaux, Bridor contraint de délocaliser un projet d'usine avec 500 emplois à la clé". Le Figaro. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "03/07/2014 Bridor accélère sur le pain". www.agraalimentation.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "Boulangerie industrielle". Ouest France. 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Patisserie Bridor - Pont de l'Isère". www.mairiedepontdelisere.fr. Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "Bridor agrandit son usine à Vineland (USA) | Groupe LE DUFF". www.groupeleduff.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "Le Duff accélère son internationalisation - Les Echos". www.lesechos.fr (in French). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-15.