Country Style Foods Limited is a bakery company that manufactures bread, cakes and baked goods, supplying in-store bakeries of major retailers and food service companies. It has its headquarters in the English city of Leeds, with operating sites in Berwick upon Tweed, Bridlington, Grimsby, Kettering, Newcastle upon Tyne, Stockton on Tees and Worcester.[1][2][3][4][5]
The company was founded by Tony and Christine Wood in 1961. In October 2016, Country Style purchased a plant in Berwick upon Tweed previously owned by General Mills. In November 2017, Country Style bought the Elisabeth the Chef bakery business from the French Senoble. In November 2023, it was announced that the Nestle UK's Fawdon Factory, in Newcastle upon Tyne, had been purchased by Country Style Foods and their factory in Okehampton closed as a result.[2][4][5][6][7]
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- About Us Country Style Foods Limited, retrieved 2024-10-22^
- Our History Country Style Foods Limited, retrieved 2024-10-22^
- Our Sites Country Style Foods Limited, retrieved 2024-10-22^
- Luke Walton. Nestle: Closure-hit Fawdon factory bought by bakery firm BBC News, BBC, 28 November 2023, retrieved 2024-10-22^
- Michelle Perrett. Jus-Rol factory sale welcomed by union Food Manufacture, William Reed Ltd, 2016-10-24, retrieved 2024-10-22^
- Henry Saker-Clark. Elisabeth the Chef lowers losses after Country Style takeover The Grocer, William Reed Ltd, 27 July 2018, retrieved 2024-10-22^
- Andy Coyne. Axed Nestlé confectionery site in UK sold to local baker Country Style Foods Just Food, Verdict Media Limited, 29 November 2023, retrieved 2024-10-22^