Whitworths

Dried fruits, nuts, home baking and snack products company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Whitworths is a dried fruit, nuts, home baking and snack products company, established in 1886 based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, UK.[1] As of March 2009 it employed 310 people.[2] The company was begun by the three Whitworth brothers John, Herbert and Newton trading under the name of Whitworth Bros.[3] The current Whitworths business is no longer associated with Whitworth Bros who are based nearby, and produce flour.[4]

FormerlyWhitworth Bros.
IndustrySnacks
Founded1886
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Whitworths
FormerlyWhitworth Bros.
IndustrySnacks
Founded1886
HeadquartersIrthlingborough, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
OwnerAnatolia
Websitehttps://whitworths.co.uk/
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In 1971 they were awarded the Royal Warrant by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and in 1974 by Queen Elizabeth II.[5]

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.[6]

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