CEOs and Founders: Bakers Delight and COBS Bread were founded by Roger and Lesley Gillespie. The company is still family-owned: daughter and son-in-law team Elise Gillespie and Dave Christie are CEOs of Bakers Delight and COBS Bread; son Aaron Gillespie is the President of COBS Bread.

What does COBS Bread stand for?

A lot of customers wonder if COBS is an acronym, and, depending on whom you ask, it stands for Canada's Own Bread Store, or it's simply named after one of the company's best selling products, a crusty bread called a COB loaf.

Is Bakers Delight Australian owned?

The rise and rise of Bakers Delight

Still proudly family-owned and operated by joint CEOs Elise Gillespie & David Christie, Bakers Delight is now Australia's most successful bakery franchise and can be found in more than 700 locations across Australia, Canada, USA and New Zealand.