Whitworths

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Whitworths
FormerlyWhitworth Bros.
Industry Snacks
Founded1886
Headquarters Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
OwnerAnatolia
Website https://whitworths.co.uk/

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]

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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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