Sir,- It was with great sadness that I read your Editorial ("Adieu baguette?", August 3rd) in which you report on the declining number of bakeries (boulangeries) in France over the past 60 years. You conclude that these are worrying times for both the bakers and the people of France. However, France still has more than 500 bakeries per million citizens, while here in Ireland we have about 40 per million citizens. This poses the question – what are they worried about? – Yours, etc,
DEREK O’BRIEN,
Baking Academy of Ireland,
Palmerstown Village,
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Dublin 20.