Cooper's is a
bakery
A bakery is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cookies, cakes, donuts, pastries, and pies. Some retail bakeries are also categorized as cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers wh ...
chain
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in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...
. It was founded in 1984 by Douglas Cooper, a Dhaka-based
British immigrant and World War II veteran, and his wife Sufia Cooper.
What started out as just one small outlet in kolabagan and a factory now operates total 52 outlets in
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
and
Chittagong
Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...
and is a popular household name in upmarket urban areas. It has a factory on the outskirts of Dhaka in
Ashulia. The company is managed by brothers John cooper and Simon Cooper, the children of Douglas and Sufia Cooper.
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Bakeries of Bangladesh
Bangladeshi brands
Manufacturing companies based in Dhaka
Manufacturing companies established in 1984
Food and drink companies established in 1984
1984 establishments in Bangladesh