Heartbreak as popular bakery closes doors after 10 years of 'constant struggle'

A Lancaster bakery has closed its doors for good, citing the 'constant struggle' to run a small business.

Filbert's state bread is "the oldest of things" but recently, has become more of a luxury that only few can afford.Part of their announcement reads: "Operating a small business over the last 10 years has been a constant struggle .

Filbert's Bakery have stated they may become one of the 83 small businesses that will close their business on one particular day, equating to 30,000 in 2024 alone. This is caused by increasing costs in all aspects of the shop, including costs for ingredients, energy and wages - but to name a few. "The chickpea harvest failed last year and is vulnerable again this year. British wheat has been hit by the ‘unseasonal’ wet weather we’ve had this year so is only expecting 40% of its harvest.

"We have always been embarrassed to be a minimum wage employer. Why is the skilled work of a baker worth less than a plumber? Or an office worker? So we pay pennies above it as best we can, with an optimistic intention to some day pay a fairer wage. But with all of these other costs, we’re trapped. At the end of their statement, a heartfelt message was made to the customers and locals who supported the business during its decade in the town. It reads: "We can’t help but feel that we are letting you all down, but the local economy just can’t support us in the current version of Filbert’s so we’ve run out of time. We’ve run out of Fil.

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