Samworth Brothers Holdings Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Samworth, George
- Parks, T N, Ltd
- Pork Farms Ltd
- Northern Foods Ltd
- Gingster Cornish Pasties Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Food & tobacco processing
Convenience & other prepared foods production
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Livestock distribution inc droving & auctioneering
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Food & tobacco processing
Meat processing
Notes:
Traces origins to George Samworth, a pig dealer from 1896. Reformed business in 1950 through acquisition of T N Parks Ltd of Nottingham, meat processors. Floated as Pork Farms Ltd 1971. Samworth family sold interest in latter to Northern Foods Ltd 1978 and reformed their business around Gingster Cornish Pasties Ltd, acquired in 1977. Renamed Samworth Brothers Ltd 1985. Subsequently acquisitions and new starts in meat processing, sandwiches, chilled meals, etc. Continues
Publications:
- A Taste of Tradition. The story of the Samworth family business, 1896-1996 by Beaver, Patrick
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Samworth, George
- Parks, T N, Ltd
- Pork Farms Ltd
- Northern Foods Ltd
- Gingster Cornish Pasties Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Food & tobacco processing Convenience & other prepared foods production
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Livestock distribution inc droving & auctioneering
- Food & tobacco processing Meat processing
Notes:
Traces origins to George Samworth, a pig dealer from 1896. Reformed business in 1950 through acquisition of T N Parks Ltd of Nottingham, meat processors. Floated as Pork Farms Ltd 1971. Samworth family sold interest in latter to Northern Foods Ltd 1978 and reformed their business around Gingster Cornish Pasties Ltd, acquired in 1977. Renamed Samworth Brothers Ltd 1985. Subsequently acquisitions and new starts in meat processing, sandwiches, chilled meals, etc. ContinuesPublications:
- A Taste of Tradition. The story of the Samworth family business, 1896-1996 by Beaver, Patrick