Much-loved bakers to close all sites for good

The Manchester business had suffered from a ‘hard year’ Picture: Facebook)

A beloved bakery chain founded to raise money for the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic will close all its sites.

Loaf MCR started off inside a shipping container on Pollard Yard, a co-working space in Manchester, selling about 50 cakes a week in 2021.

But some four years and three site openings later, the bakery’s founder announced today that they are closing up shop for good.

The final day the two Loaf MCR cafés ...