Warry's Bakery to be sold

Baking in the Channel Islands could be at the end of an era.

That's the opinion of a 4th generation baker in Guernsey.

Martin Senner of Senners Bakery is dissapointed that Cimandis is to be sold.

It could mean the end of the the Warry's brand...which has been in existance for over a hundred years.

When Sandpiper bought CI Traders, there was much speculation into what will happen to the company. Since then a number of assets have been sold off, and this time it's the bakeries turn. But officials at Cimandis say after it will be business as usual after its sold.

Cimandis' Managing Director Paul Luxon says

'We have a bakery in Jersey, Warry's here in Guernsey as you've mentioned and Cimandis food service businesses in both islands. They operate very much with specific brands. They are supplying regularly both the hospitality and retail sectors. So that will carry on exactly as is, we would imagine. Clearly any new owner may want to make slight changes, but in reality the management team and indeed the staff are very much needed to make the businesses operate, and they are successful businesses'.


But there's one baker in Guernsey who thinks differently. Martin Senner's family have been bakers in Guernsey for over 120 years but being smaller bakers don't see themselves as direct competition to Warrys. Martin says a potential buyer may decide to just operate out of Jersey, meaning an end to the Warrys name and job losses.

'We see it far too often now, companies are bought and sold, taken else where and dismantled. Hopefully it won't happen to Warry's and if it is then it will be a big miss for the island. A huge miss'.(from CIonline)