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{{Short description|Dried fruits, nuts, home baking and snack products company}}
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'''Whitworths''' is a dried fruit, home baking and snack products company, established in 1886 based in ] ] ] currently employing 310 people.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/7918980.stm</ref>
| name = Whitworths
The company was begun by the three Whitworth brothers John, Herbert and Newton trading under the name of Whitworth Bros.<ref>http://www.whitworths.co.uk/about_us/heritage/1880s</ref>
| logo = Whitworths Headquarters.jpg
⚫ In 1971 they were awarded the Royal Warrant by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and in 1974 by Queen Elizabeth II.<ref>http://www.whitworths.co.uk/about_us/heritage/1960s</ref>
⚫ | logo_caption = Whitworths head office Wellingborough Road Irthlingborough.
| former_name = Whitworth Bros.
| industry = ]
| founded = 1886
| hq_location = ], ], ]
| owner = Anatolia
| website = https://whitworths.co.uk/
}}

'''Whitworths''' is a ], ], home ] and ] products company, established in 1886 based in ], ], ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=140581 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011111346/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=140581 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 11, 2012 |title=Whitworths Group Limited: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek |publisher=Investing.businessweek.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-07}}</ref> As of March 2009 it employed 310 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/7918980.stm |title=UK &#124; England &#124; Northamptonshire &#124; Firm prepares for heritage trail |publisher=BBC News |date=2009-03-02 |accessdate=2011-07-07}}</ref>
The company was begun by the three Whitworth brothers John, Herbert and Newton trading under the name of Whitworth Bros.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitworths.co.uk/about_us/heritage/1880s |title=1880s |publisher=Whitworths |date= |accessdate=2011-07-07}}</ref> The current Whitworths business is no longer associated with ] who are based nearby, and produce flour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whitworthbros.ltd.uk|title=Home|website=Whitworth Bros}}</ref>

⚫ In 1971 they were awarded the ] by ] and in 1974 by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitworths.co.uk/about_us/heritage/1960s |title=1960s |publisher=Whitworths |date= |accessdate=2011-07-07}}</ref>

== History ==
In September 2013 they were purchased by private equity firm ], and in May 2017 they were sold to Anatolia, a ] producer of dried fruit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Equistone Partners Europe - Investment Detail |url=https://www.equistonepe.com/investmentdetail/whitworths/103 |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=www.equistonepe.com}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 13:45, 6 December 2024

Dried fruits, nuts, home baking and snack products company
Whitworths
Whitworths head office Wellingborough Road Irthlingborough.
FormerlyWhitworth Bros.
IndustrySnacks
Founded1886
HeadquartersIrthlingborough, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
OwnerAnatolia
Websitehttps://whitworths.co.uk/

Whitworths is a dried fruit, nuts, home baking and snack products company, established in 1886 based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, UK. As of March 2009 it employed 310 people. The company was begun by the three Whitworth brothers John, Herbert and Newton trading under the name of Whitworth Bros. The current Whitworths business is no longer associated with Whitworth Bros who are based nearby, and produce flour.

In 1971 they were awarded the Royal Warrant by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and in 1974 by Queen Elizabeth II.

History

In September 2013 they were purchased by private equity firm Equistone, and in May 2017 they were sold to Anatolia, a Turkish producer of dried fruit.

See also

References

  1. "Whitworths Group Limited: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". Investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  2. "UK | England | Northamptonshire | Firm prepares for heritage trail". BBC News. 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  3. "1880s". Whitworths. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  4. "Home". Whitworth Bros.
  5. "1960s". Whitworths. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  6. "Equistone Partners Europe - Investment Detail". www.equistonepe.com. Retrieved 2022-03-17.

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