Warburtons Boosts Thins and Pitta Production
Warburtons has acquired Roberts Bakery's speciality bread factory in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, to increase production capacity of its bakery occasion products, including thins and pittas.
The acquisition provides Warburtons with further capacity to "meet demand in a growing segment of the bakery market".
- The transaction was made for an undisclosed fee.
- The deal supports future growth of the UK's biggest bread brand.
- 433 jobs were secured at Roberts' main bread plant in Northwich, Cheshire, and its biscuit production site in nearby Winsford.
meet demand in a growing segment of the bakery market
Author's summary: Warburtons expands production capacity with new acquisition.