[Spooky23]

There’s no “bread” in bread, so the commercial bakeries are always going bankrupt, consolidating and squeezing every penny possible out of the business.

The average American has no access to good bread at retail, with some frozen stuff at a supermarket bakery probably being the best available.

[kortilla]

> The average American has no access to good bread at retail, with some frozen stuff at a supermarket bakery probably being the best available

Huh? It’s very common for larger supermarkets to have their own bakeries (even in small cities) in the US. I get fresh bread at the Safeway in my city...

[spockz]

Bakeries in The Netherlands do quite well actually. Although they also sell patisserie and sometimes (too expensive) baking stuff, the main part is bread.

[Spooky23]

In the US, probably half of bread sales are through Group Bimbo and Flower's Foods. Direct bakery sales are a drop in the bucket.