 The Co-op supports bakeries in Guernsey and Jersey |
A Guernsey supermarket has defended its decision not to import cheaper bread into the island. The Retail Controller for the Co-op, Jim Hopley says Guernsey's only plant bakery, Warry's, would be forced to shut if the market was opened up to UK bakeries.
He said it is their policy to support local bakeries in both Guernsey and Jersey.
"From a stability point of view, as far as the island is concerned, it's a policy we adopt in Jersey as well as Guernsey," said Mr Hopley.
 |  "We believe that bread manufactured in Guernsey is of favourable quality to that of the UK  |
"It would be somewhat remiss of us to create a scenario whereby we took action that might very well lead to the shutting of the only major plant bakery in Guernsey." Warry's, which employs 105 people in the island, welcomed the Co-op's move.
"We believe that bread manufactured in Guernsey is of favourable quality to that of the UK," said Rebecca Davies from Warry's.
"The bakery is committed to providing quality products at the best possible prices."
She added that bread prices in the island were greatly influenced by Guernsey's economic climate.
She said UK bakeries were able to produce cheaper bread because they produced on a much larger scale whereas island bakeries served a smaller community.
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