France may be famed for its fabulous bread but a British baker has secured a surprising contract - to ship thousands of loaves across the channel. It is not the first request from France for the baking firm, based in the South Yorkshire town of Barnsley. "I nearly fell off my chair laughing," said director John Foster. "Asking a Brit to make French sticks?" They will ship some 7,000 soft white loaves for use in toasted sandwiches to France every few months. Mr Foster, of Foster's Bakery, said he thought that French bakers' strict adherence to tradition was why suppliers seeking a different kind of bread had to turn further afield.
France may be famed for its fabulous bread but a British baker has secured a surprising contract - to ship thousands of loaves across the channel.
It is not the first request from France for the baking firm, based in the South Yorkshire town of Barnsley.
"I nearly fell off my chair laughing," said director John Foster. "Asking a Brit to make French sticks?"
They will ship some 7,000 soft white loaves for use in toasted sandwiches to France every few months.
Mr Foster, of Foster's Bakery, said he thought that French bakers' strict adherence to tradition was why suppliers seeking a different kind of bread had to turn further afield.
