A POPULAR bakery chain is closing down all of its sites for good in just days.
Loaf MCR will serve its last customers on April 30, with owner Aiden Ryan admitting it suffered financial set backs which were “impossible to recover from”.
The much-loved business has three branches across Greater Manchester and was originally created during the Covid pandemic to raise money for the NHS.
The concept was born out of Aiden and his partner making loaf cakes and topping them with their favourite treats, including Custard Creams, Jammie Dodgers, Biscoff Biscuits and pink wafers.
They started off in a shipping container on Pollard Yard in Ancoats.
But the product – alongside their brioche and croissant loaves, sandwiches, bagels and toasties, quickly became a hit.
Aiden was soon supplying cafes across the city as well as major retailers, including Ezra & Grill, Harvey Nichols and Selfridges.
The baker and former shop manager then open his own cafe at Affinity Living Riverview in Salford in 2022.
Another spot soon followed on Oxford Road, and then a concession stand at Selfridges in the Trafford Centre.
Announcing the closure today on social media, Aiden said he'd made the “incredibly tough decision” to close down.
BAKERY GIANT CLOSES STORE
The sad news about Loaf MCR comes after on March 31.
The closure of the branch on Fitzroy Street, Cambridge, meant staff were relocated to nearby sites.
Shoppers'nextnearest branch is now in Station Square just over a mile away.
The Cambridge store is not the first Greggs branch to shut this year.
A location in Amersham,,closed for good in January.
A Greggs shop on Foleshill Road,, shut its doors for the final time at the start of the year.
Despite these store closures the bakery chain is still eyeing up major expansion plans.
Meanwhile, a beloved family run bakery abruptly ceased trading, laying the blame on price increases.
Last month, Butter Wouldn’t Melt in Warrington,told sweet-toothed fans that
For years, the has been serving up tasty cakes, brunches and lunches.
But the owners have devastated fans with a post uploaded to .
However, the bakery will still be taking online orders and urged locals to stay tuned for any future updates.
The unit was listed on Zoopla for £16,000 per annum.
