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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food manufacturing |
| Founded | 1851 |
| Founder | William Jackson |
| Headquarters | Hessle |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Nicholas Oughtred (chairman) |
| Subsidiaries | William Jackson Food Group Limited |
| Website | www.wjfg.co.uk |
William Jackson & Son Limited (trading as the William Jackson Food Group) is a British food manufacturer.
The company was founded by William Jackson (1828–1912), who was born in Elstronwick and opened his first shop at 28 Scale Lane in Hull in 1851. [1] [2] He originally traded as a grocer and tea dealer. [3]
The Jacksons Stores chain, which by that time comprised 114 convenience stores across the north of England, was sold to Sainsbury's in 2004. [4]
The first bakery opened in 1891 and the current Jackson's bakery on Derringham Street opened in 1907. [1] [3]
The company developed a process for commercially producing Yorkshire puddings in 1968. [3] In 1974, Butlin's leisure company asked the bakery to create a Yorkshire pudding for its holiday camps which led to the development of the Aunt Bessie's brand as of 2016 [update] producing 20 million Yorkshire puddings a week. [5]
The company acquired Abel & Cole in 2012 and The Food Doctor in 2016. [6]
The company sold Aunt Bessie's to Nomad Foods in 2018. [7]
The company's businesses include Abel & Cole (organic food delivery), Jacksons (bakery), MyFresh (vegetable processing), The Food Doctor (snacks), Wellocks (supplier to the restaurant industry) and the Ferguson Fawsitt Arms in Walkington (pub-restaurant). [3]
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