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British Bakeries was the bread making arm of [[Joseph Rank|Ranks Ltd]], manufacturing [[Hovis]], [[Nimble]] and [[Mothers Pride]] as well as supermarket own-brand bread for shops such as Tesco, Asda and The Co-operative Group. | British Bakeries was the bread making arm of [[Joseph Rank|Ranks Ltd]], manufacturing [[Hovis]], [[Nimble]] and [[Mothers Pride]] as well as supermarket own-brand bread for shops such as Tesco, Asda and The Co-operative Group. | ||
1955 [[British Bakeries]] was set up by [[Hovis|Hovis McDougall]] to counter the then dominance of [[Allied Bakeries|Allied Bakeries (Sunblest)]] and ensure an outlet for their flour products. | 1955 [[British Bakeries]] was set up by [[Hovis|Hovis McDougall]] to counter the then dominance of [[Allied Bakeries|Allied Bakeries (Sunblest)]] and ensure an outlet for their flour products. Acquired [[W. J. Brookes and Sons]] | ||
1972 [[British Bakeries]] Ltd was renamed [[RHM Bakeries]] Ltd<ref>The Times, 4 January 1972</ref>. | 1972 [[British Bakeries]] Ltd was renamed [[RHM Bakeries]] Ltd<ref>The Times, 4 January 1972</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 21:46, 14 November 2020
British Bakeries was the bread making arm of Ranks Ltd, manufacturing Hovis, Nimble and Mothers Pride as well as supermarket own-brand bread for shops such as Tesco, Asda and The Co-operative Group.
1955 British Bakeries was set up by Hovis McDougall to counter the then dominance of Allied Bakeries (Sunblest) and ensure an outlet for their flour products. Acquired W. J. Brookes and Sons
1972 British Bakeries Ltd was renamed RHM Bakeries Ltd[1].
British Bakeries had two factories in Bradford, one in Thornbury and one on Thornton Road, which closed recently as well as further factories in Kingston upon Hull, Glasgow and Wigan.
British Bakeries parent company is now Premier Foods.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, 4 January 1972
- [1] Wikipedia