Future of College Bakery in question!
This information follows the revelation before Standing Finance Committee earlier this year that both the college’s Cafeteria and the Road Town Bakery were a drain on the HLSCC’s resources.
It was stated that the Cafeteria’s projected 2012 revenue was $539,000 but expenses were projected to be $910,000. For the Road Town bakery, income was projected at $727,000 but expenses of 1.2 million dollars.
President of HLSCC Dr. Karl Dawson when contacted on the issue said “the matter is under consideration and we will make a public statement at an appropriate time.
He also noted that having new management for the bakery was one of the options being explored.
Virgin Islands News Online also spoke with a member of staff at the bakery, who confirmed that there were plans to have the college become a profitable entity and that new management was one of the options.
“I don’t think they will give it up totally because there are a lot of equipment here. I would suspect they could lease it to a private company to continue the bakery. But the college needs to make money,” the staff member said.
The news site was also informed that there have been talks that a local politician and businessman was interested in having his company manage the bakery, however, this could not be confirmed.
Territorial Member Archibald C. Christian, during Standing Finance Committee, had asked what were the plans for the cafeteria and bakery since they were running at a loss to which the Minister for Education and Culture Myron V. Walwyn told the HOA committee appointed to examine the 2012 draft Estimates that it will be worked out in-house and “it's good to have a Minister who has a background in food and beverage”.
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