RETAILING BREAD
Sir,—On reading -"Retailer's" statements and criticism of the bread prices I was astonished at the blame being placed on the baker. "Retailer" a£ sumes he is badly put to having io know the requirement of the customed. But does the baker know what the tailer requires? No, not at least until he delivers the bread to the shop, and if the baker has not the variety required he is left with fresh returns. After all, the baker has to manufacture his article at least 14 hours previous to delivery and only on guesswork. No previous guarantee is given him as to the required amount and type. As there are not more than six large bakeries in Auckland' and os per ton is the gift of the Government, not one of the large bakers in Auckland manufacturing, say, 60,000 loaves per week, can benefit by more than £lO. This amount can easily be taken, up by extra servicing of shops or even by bakers' overtime, and more so by fresh returns which cannot possibly bV sold as the retailer will not carry tha loss of left-overs. So don't blame the baker, dig deeper and blame those responsible. Loafeb.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23281, 25 February 1939, Page 16
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199RETAILING BREAD New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23281, 25 February 1939, Page 16
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