Aunt Bessie's Limited (until 2008 known as Tryton Foods Ltd) is a UK producer of frozen food products under the brand name Aunt Bessie's. The company produces frozen Yorkshire puddings, potato products, meal accompaniments, ready meals, vegetables and desserts. The company has its factories in Hull and employs over 350 staff.[1]
History
Aunt Bessie's Limited was, until 2018, a subsidiary to the William Jackson Food Group, a food retail and manufacturing business founded in Hull in 1851.[2] The current chairman, Nicholas Oughtred, is the great-great-grandson of the founder, William Jackson.[3]
The William Jackson Group's frozen Yorkshire puddings were originally created for Butlins Holiday Camps in 1974.[4] In 1995, the company started producing its Yorkshire puddings for British supermarket chains under the label Aunt Bessie's,