Bakeries of the United Kingdom

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Answer 1

William Jackson Food Group

Type

Private Industry Food manufacturing Founded 1851 Founder William Jackson Headquarters Hessle

Area served

United Kingdom

Key people

Nicholas Oughtred (Chairman) William Jackson & Son Limited

William Jackson & Son Limited (trading as the William Jackson Food Group) is a British food manufacturer.

The William Jackson Food Group (WJFG) was founded in Hull by William Jackson when he opened his first store in 1851.

The first bakery opened in 1891 and the current Jackson's bakery on Derringham Street opened in 1907.

In 1974 Butlin's leisure company asked the bakery to create a Yorkshire pudding for its holiday camps and so Aunt Bessie's brand was born, now producing 20 million Yorkshire puddings a week..

The company acquired Abel & Cole in 2012 and The Food Doctor in 2016.

The company comprises 5 subsidiary companies and The Ferguson Fawsitt Arms, Walkington including Aunt Bessie’s (frozen food), Jacksons Bakery (sandwich bread and Yorkshire’s Champion Bread), Myfresh (freshly prepared salad and veg), Abel&Cole (organic food delivery) and The Food Doctor (healthy snacks).

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Answer 2

Wrights Pies

Wrights Pies (Shelton) Ltd.

Wright's Pies (Shelton) Ltd. is a manufacturer of baked goods and confectionery based in Stoke-on-Trent, England.

The company was founded in 1926 by John James Wright and is still family-owned. In 1926, John Wright started making pies from the front room of his terraced house in Stoke-on-Trent. The Stoke-on-Trent factory is now used for confectionery production with the main premises based in Crewe.

Wright's have 13 of their own retail outlets. College Road Stoke, Northwood, Stoke, Burslem, Tunstall, Rugeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Hanley, Fenton, Meir, Leek, Bilston Kidsgrove & Biddulph. There are also two franchises:

Wright's operates a fresh wholesale delivery service operating from Crewe. Deliveries can be made to Manchester, North Wales, Derby and Birmingham. Freshly baked pies & savouries, confectionery and sandwiches are available Monday to Saturday.

Wright's also have a frozen food delivery operation which gives you the option of ready baked frozen products or frozen un-baked products which you can then bake off as you need them. Wright's now exports to over 26 countries.

Overall, the company is capable of producing over 5 million individual items every week.

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