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".
- Pitta production capacity at Warburtons will be extended by the newly acquired site in Ilkeston.
- The transaction supports future growth of the UK's biggest bread brand.
meet demand in a growing segment of the bakery market
The deal was made for an undisclosed fee and helped secure 433 jobs at Roberts' main bread plant in Northwich, Cheshire and its biscuit production site in nearby Winsford.
Author's summary: Warburtons acquires Roberts Bakery site to boost production.