Searcys is a British catering company, founded in 1847 and operating 29 venues as of October 2016. Searcys was founded in 1847 by John Searcy, pastry chef to the

Duke of Northumberland Duke of Northumberland is a noble title that has been created three times in English and British history, twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Great Britain. The current holder of this title is Ralph Percy, 12th Duke o ...

. In 2014,

Westbury Street Holdings Westbury Street Holdings (WSH) is an English contract catering company. WSH was founded in 2000 by Alastair Storey, who is the company's chairman and chief executive (CEO). WSH owns BaxterStorey, Portico, Caterlink, Holroyd Howe, Benugo and S ...

(WSH) acquired Searcys for £14,205,000 in exchange for 100% of the ordinary share capital of Searcy Tansley & Company according to the acquiring company's FY 2014 accounts. Searcys had been marketed at £25-30 million.

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