A popular bakery that was loved by customers for more than 30 years has been forced to close its store in the latest closure of a series of small businesses.
Brewbakers in Albion, in inner Brisbane, will close for good on June 15.
The family business first welcomed customers in 1992 and is owned by Richard and Caroline Cotton.
While the bakery was loved for its artisan pastries and fresh sourdough, the organic flour it sourced was becoming too expensive and the company had had difficulty finding a replacement baker.
Brewbakers in Albion, in inner Brisbane, will close for good on June 15 after 30 years in business. It is owned by Richard Cotton (pictured) and his wife Caroline.
Mrs Cotton said skills shortages and the addition of other bakeries in the area meant it was becoming increasingly difficult to keep up.
“We thought we could have had (a baker) until recently, but he’s going back to his home country,” the owner told the Mail.
“I think a lot of bakeries have opened nearby, probably five or seven in the last five or seven years,” he said.“Maybe if those other five or seven bakeries hadn’t opened, there would have been someone we could have hired.”
He said many of his customers had been coming to the bakery since they were children and were “pretty excited” to find out it was closing.
“In the end there will only be Coles and Woolworths left,” Mrs Cotton said.
The family-owned business first welcomed customers in 1992, but ran into trouble with the recent addition of other bakeries in the area.
It comes after BCN Events Group went into voluntary liquidation on Tuesday, leaving 90 staff across seven hospitality venues out of work.
The company is owned by award-winning chef Shannon Kellam.
Businesses affected include Lumiere Culinary Studio in Newstead, Mica Brasserie in Newstead and the popular King Street Bakery in Bowen Hills.
BCN Events Group is understood to have suffered a loss of $150,000 when the February 2022 floods left its businesses without power.
