Brumby's Bakeries
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Brumby's Bakeries is a chain of retail bakeries. It was established in 1975 by Michael Sherlock  with the opening of its first bakery, The Old Style Bread Centre, in Ashburton, Victoria
Ashburton, Victoria
Ashburton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara...

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In 2003, the chain was listed on the Bendigo Stock Exchange
Bendigo Stock Exchange
Bendigo Stock Exchange is a small stock exchange based in Australia.The exchange targets its listing rules at small to medium sized businesses and offers lower listing fees than the Australian Stock Exchange...

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On 18 December 2006, Brumby's announced Retail Food Group
Retail Food Group
Retail Food Group Limited often abbreviated to RFGA or RFG is the franchiser and owner of the Donut King, Brumby's Bakeries, bb's Cafe, Michel's Patisserie and Big Dads Pies brands, based in Southport, Queensland...

  had proposed a merger.

As of 2007, Brumby's Bakeries has over 320 franchise
Chain store
Chain stores are retail outlets that share a brand and central management, and usually have standardized business methods and practices. These characteristics also apply to chain restaurants and some service-oriented chain businesses. In retail, dining and many service categories, chain businesses...

s throughout Australia and New Zealand, up from 280 in 2003.

The 2007 Franchise of the year was.

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