Cooper's (bakery)

Cooper's Bakery Bangladesh
Founded1984; 41 years ago (1984)
FoundersDouglas and Sufia Cooper
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Number of locations
51
Area served
Bangladesh
ProductsCakes, desserts, sandwiches, pastry, bread, cookies
Number of employees
500
Websitewww.coopersbakery.com

Cooper's is a bakery chain in Bangladesh. It was founded in 1984 by Douglas Cooper, a Dhaka-based British immigrant and World War II veteran, and his wife Sufia Cooper,[1] who managed the business in the 1990s and 2000s.[2] It introduced the modern pastry shop concept to Bangladesh.[1]

What started out as just one small outlet in Kolabagan and a factory now operates total 52 outlets in Dhaka and Chittagong and is a popular household name in upmarket urban areas.[1] It has a factory on the outskirts of Dhaka in Ashulia. The company is managed by brothers John Cooper and Simon Cooper, the children of Douglas and Sufia Cooper.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hasan, Mahmudul (2022-01-13). "'Selling like hot cakes': Estimated size of cake, pastry market app Tk 400cr". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  2. ^ a b "Slice of happiness!". The Daily Star. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. ^ "News Flash - new treats @Cooper's". The Daily Star. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Ringing in Christmas". The Daily Star. 25 December 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.