Gail's (styled "GAIL's") is a British bakery and café chain.
Israeli baker Gail Mejia set up The Bread Factory, wholesale bakers, in the 1990s.[1] Businessman Ran Avidan and Tom Molnar opened the first Gail's Bakery in Hampstead High Street in 2005.[2][3][1] Tom Molnar is the CEO of Gail's and its parent company, Bread Holdings.[4]
After starting in London, Gail's expanded to elsewhere in the south-east of England, and further since 2022. As of April 2024 there were 131 outlets,[5][6] and many more planned.[7]
Gail's has launched various initiatives to reduce food waste, such as selling a sourdough loaf made partially from leftover bread.[8] It partnered with Neighbourly to distrubute surplus food in 2023.[9] In 2024, some customers criticised Gail's for selling upcycled day-old croissants under its Waste Not range for 95p more than its fresh croissants.[10][11]
Gail's received industry journal Guild of Fine Food's Great Taste Awards[citation needed] and in 2024 was named as one of the region's Best coffee shop/cafés at the MCA Hospitality Awards.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "About Us". Gailsbread. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Gail's bakery is coming to Golders Green". The Jewish Chronicle. 25 August 2023.
- ^ Clay, Xanthe (May 20, 2011). "Gail's bakeries: Israel comes to London". The Telegraph.
- ^ Smail, Jerome (10 November 2021). "Gail's force: CEO Tom Molnar on the bakery's new milestone". Bakery Info. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Bourne, Dianne (16 February 2023). "Queues out the door as first Gail's Bakery opens in the north". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ Riley, Dan (22 April 2024). "Gail's Bakery targeting 35 new stores in 2024, reveals MD Marta Pogroszewska". British Baker. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Addley, Esther (16 August 2024). "'There's nowhere else like this': the backlash over plans for a Gail's bakery in Walthamstow village". The Guardian.
- ^ Holland, Mina (21 November 2018). "Waste bread: Gail's is making the most of yesterday's bake". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Bamford, Vince (31 October 2023). "Gail's partners with Neighbourly to distribute surplus food". British Baker. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Gail's comes under fire after customers told to pay £1 extra for day-old croissants". The Independent. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Haynes, Tom (16 August 2024). "Gail's customers told to pay £1 extra for day-old croissants". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "2024 Winners". MCA Hospitality Awards (formerly Retailers' Retailer Awards). Retrieved 2024-06-26.