Croissant Gourmet, formerly Tanner’s Bakery, is closing its four outlets in Queen Street, Bath Street, the Central Market and Quennevais Parade, leaving 18 staff unemployed and two owners facing severe losses.
Co-owner Bobby Lapidus said that he and his staff were devastated, but said that the recession had sealed their fate.
‘It’s a real shame, but it’s been obvious since the downturn that trading has been more difficult,’ he said. ‘We have worked so hard for nine years and it’s all just gone. It’s only just starting to sink in.
