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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food manufacturing |
| Founded | 1851 |
| Founder | William Jackson |
| Headquarters | Hessle |
| Area served | United Kingdom |
| Key people | Nicholas Oughtred (chairman) |
| Subsidiaries | William Jackson Food Group Limited |
| Website | www.wjfg.co.uk |
William Jackson & Son Limited (trading as the William Jackson Food Group) is a British food manufacturer.
History
The company was founded by William Jackson (1828–1912), who was born in Elstronwick and opened his first shop at 28 Scale Lane in Hull in 1851. He originally traded as a grocer and tea dealer.
The Jacksons Stores chain, which by that time comprised 114 convenience stores across the north of England, was sold to Sainsbury's in 2004.
The first bakery opened in 1891 and the current Jackson's bakery on Derringham Street opened in 1907.
The company developed a process for commercially producing Yorkshire puddings in 1968. In 1974, Butlin's leisure company asked the bakery to create a Yorkshire pudding for its holiday camps which led to the development of the Aunt Bessie's brand as of 2016 producing 20 million Yorkshire puddings a week.
The company acquired Abel & Cole in 2012 and The Food Doctor in 2016.
The company sold Aunt Bessie's to Nomad Foods in 2018.
Current operations
The company's businesses include Abel & Cole (organic food delivery), Jacksons (bakery), MyFresh (vegetable processing), The Food Doctor (snacks), Wellocks (supplier to the restaurant industry) and the Ferguson Fawsitt Arms in Walkington (pub-restaurant).
See also
References
- ^ "Jackson's bread on sale for first time in a decade". Scunthorpe Telegraph. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- "Founder of Hull's William Jackson Food Group honoured with Mayor's Centenary Plaque". Hull CC News. Hull City Council. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Founder of Hull's William Jackson Food Group honoured with Mayor's Centenary Plaque". Hull City Council. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- Mesure, Susie (17 August 2004). "Sainsbury's snaps up Jackson convenience shop chain". The Independent. Independent News and Media.
- "Made in Hull: 10 great inventions and products from LCD to the boiled sweet". Hull Daily Mail. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- "William Jackson Food Group acquires health food brand". British Baker. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- "William Jackson sells Aunt Bessie's to Nomad Foods". 4 June 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.