Gail’s Bakery is to open a further three London sites, in Balham, Southbank and Muswell Hill, this year.

The Balham site is due to open in June, Southbank Place in July and the Muswell Hill site is planned to open in August.

The bakery opened its 41th site in Kentish Town in earlier this month.

The Luke-Johnson chaired group also opened a site in Camden in March and Putney in February.