Whitworths

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Whitworths head office Wellingborough Road Irthlingborough.

Whitworths is a dried fruit, home baking and snack products company, established in 1886 based in Irthlingborough Northants 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] In 1971 they were awarded the Royal Warrant by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and in 1974 by Queen Elizabeth II.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Whitworths Group Limited: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2011-07-07. 
  2. ↑ "UK | England | Northamptonshire | Firm prepares for heritage trail". BBC News. 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2011-07-07. 
  3. ↑ "1880s". Whitworths. Retrieved 2011-07-07. 
  4. ↑ "1960s". Whitworths. Retrieved 2011-07-07. 
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