Detectives have charged two men following investigations into an attempted armed robbery which occurred in Landsborough on June 17.

Police will allege at 6.45am two men entered a bakery on Cribb Street, Landsborough. One man purchased a newspaper and as the female employee opened the cash register, it will be alleged he produced a knife and threatened her.

It will be further alleged the second man stood near the front door armed with a metal bar.

Both men allegedly pushed past the front counter into the service area where one man attempted to pick up the cash register and leave the store.

A male employee who was working at the rear of the business challenged both men, who then fled the store in a sedan without the cash register or any property.

A 19-year-old man from Bundaberg West has been charged with one count of attempted armed robbery. He is due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on July 27.

An 18-year-old man has been charged with one count of attempted armed robbery. He is due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court today, July 13.