Northern Foods Plc
Other Business Names:
- Horsley, George
- Horsley, Alec
- Northern Dairies Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Holme on Spalding Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire, Humberside, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
- Hull, City of Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Food & tobacco processing
Convenience & other prepared foods production
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Food & tobacco processing
Dairy products production
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Distribution - retailing
Food retailing
Notes:
Established as a condensed milk making business in 1936 at Holme on Spalding Moor by George Horsley and his son, Alec. Acquired other dairy businesses and floated as Northern Dairies Ltd, a public company in 1956. From 1970s, as Northern Foods Ltd, diversified through acquisition of food processing and brewing businesses and specialised in prepared foods. Continues
Publications:
- Northern Foods. Where profits meet principles by Johns, Paul
- Story of Northern Dairies by Horsley, Alec
- World of Northern Foods by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Horsley, George
- Horsley, Alec
- Northern Dairies Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Holme on Spalding Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire, Humberside, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
- Hull, City of Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Food & tobacco processing Convenience & other prepared foods production
- Food & tobacco processing Dairy products production
- Distribution - retailing Food retailing
Notes:
Established as a condensed milk making business in 1936 at Holme on Spalding Moor by George Horsley and his son, Alec. Acquired other dairy businesses and floated as Northern Dairies Ltd, a public company in 1956. From 1970s, as Northern Foods Ltd, diversified through acquisition of food processing and brewing businesses and specialised in prepared foods. ContinuesPublications:
- Northern Foods. Where profits meet principles by Johns, Paul
- Story of Northern Dairies by Horsley, Alec
- World of Northern Foods by Unknown