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Wibs

Western India Baker's Association (Wibs) is a brand of bread originated in Mumbai, India in 1973. It has been a staple in many Mumbai households and is especially favored by local sandwich makers.

400g loaf of Wibs white bread
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Western India Baker's Association (Wibs) is a brand of bread originated in Mumbai, India in 1973. It has been a staple in many Mumbai households and is especially favored by local sandwich makers. In 2019 it had a 46% market share of Mumbai's sliced bread market. 1

Products

Wibs makes 4 categories of products: white bread, wholemeal bread, sweet bread, and buns. Its staple product is sliced white bread, which is sold as either 400g loaves wrapped in plastic or 800g loaves wrapped in wax paper. 1

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Wibs”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1

Wibs is Indian bread brand, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2

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