The owners of the last bakery on the island of Groix are preparing to retire.
With nearly 2,000 baguettes sold every day in summer, their business is always full.
They posted an announcement on the TF1 SOS Villages website.
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Imagine changing your life to enjoy a little paradise at sea all year round. The last bakery on the island of Groix, in Morbihan, is to be taken over. After more than fifteen years on the “Breton rock”, André and Roselyne Mahé,
are now waiting for buyers to enjoy a well-deserved retirement. “It’s friendly. The sea, the beaches, it’s really great,” confides the last baker from Groix in the TF1 1 p.m. report at the top of this article. “We go for a walk every evening, in the afternoons we go for a walk at the seaside, it’s a really nice little town,” adds his wife, evoking this special status in a privileged setting.
But make no mistake: despite the size of the island and its town, the activity of the bakery, for which an ad was posted on the TF1 SOS Villages website, is worthy of a large city. “There are always people, that’s good. That’s what you need, isn’t it?” rejoices Roselyne Mahé. And to continue: “People always think there’s just a little bakery and then the church and that’s it, but no, it’s alive.”
“The buyer will not do a bad deal”
Nearly 2,000 baguettes are sold there every day in summer, a period when the island sees its population at least triple. “When we see the queue and the enthusiasm he has for this bakery, we understand that the buyer will not make a bad deal,” says one of the many residents who intend to attract future buyers since the announcement of the departure of the last bakers.
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André, however, prefers to warn: you have to be able to keep up with the pace. During the summer period, he starts his day at 11 p.m. and ends at 11 a.m. “We’re a bit of everything, baker, pastry chef, HR manager, accountant…”, he laughs, also mentioning the management of a team of 10 to 20 employees depending on the period. “We still have a large throughput, a large figure. It would have to be a second or third person, who already has a few years of experience,” he announces. The couple also hope to be able to pass on their recipes and assure that they will not abandon their island. “We said we would stay until we found someone. If we have to do two or three years, we will do two or three years.”
