The following infographic was published in “Le Télégramme”, dated 7th March 2012. It’s quite interesting and explains why there are still so many bakeries around. 69 % of French people would rather buy their bread in a bakery. When you consider the price of bread here, it is admirable.
One of our lads is training to be a boulanger. His father delivers flour, frozen bread dough and frozen viennoiseries to boulangeries. The boulangerie is still very important.
Indeed. When I worked in Leclerc, there was a girl whose boyfriend was a boulanger (baker). He was never without work. If he had enough of a boss, he could just walk out and was certain to find work without any problems. That was almost ten years ago, but I am sure it is still valid.