UPDATE: 15/08/2013 - FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY - FRANCE - PARIS
French revolutionary rule keeps Paris bakers baking
Joana Hard/ Flickr
In order to ensure the capital's constant supply of baguettes and croissants, Parisian bakers are obliged to take their holidays either in July or August – under rules dating back to the French Revolution.
Tony Todd (text)
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http://www.france24.com/en/20130815-french-revolutionary-rule-keeps-bakers-paris