Whitworths is a

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, nuts, home

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and

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products company, established in 1886 based in

Irthlingborough Irthlingborough () is a town on the River Nene in North Northamptonshire, England. It had a population of 8,900 at the 2011 census and was the smallest town in England to have had a Football League team, Rushden & Diamonds F.C., prior to the ...

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, UK. As of March 2009 it employed 310 people. The company was begun by the three Whitworth brothers John, Herbert and Newton trading under the name of Whitworth Bros. The current Whitworths business is no longer associated with

Whitworth Bros Whitworth may refer to: Places United Kingdom *Whitworth, County Durham, a former civil parish in England **Whitworth Hall, County Durham *Whitworth, Lancashire, a town in England *Whitworth Art Gallery, an art gallery in Manchester, England * Whit ...

who are based nearby, and produce flour. In 1971 they were awarded the Royal Warrant by

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and in 1974 by

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History

In September 2013 they were purchased by private equity firm Equistone, and in May 2017 they were sold to Anatolia, a

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producer of dried fruit. In 2016 they purchased Carr's Flour Mills Ltd for £36m from Carr's Group PLC, making them the market leader in the UK

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market.

External links

Official web site

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{{reflist British companies established in 1886 Food and drink companies established in 1886 British Royal Warrant holders British brands Companies based in Northamptonshire Food and drink companies of England

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