| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bakery |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Headquarters | Durham, United Kingdom |
| Key people | Peter Knowles (Chairman) |
| Employees | 580 |
| Website | www.peters.co.uk |
Peters is a British bakery chain.
It was founded by Peter Knowles in 1966 with its first branch at Belmont in Durham; it now has 71 branches across North East England.[1]
Its principal competitors are the Newcastle based Greggs who maintain branches in the same area.
In 2004 its production plant at Durham was destroyed in a large fire forcing production to move to temporary accommodation in Peterlee until September 2005 when a new £9 million facility was opened on the same site.[2]