Whitworths

Whitworths is a dried fruit, home baking and snack products company, established in 1886 based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, 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.
In 1971 they were awarded the Royal Warrant by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and in 1974 by Queen Elizabeth II.
In 2016 they purchased Carr's Flour Mills Ltd for £36m from Carr's Group PLC, making them the market leader in the UK flour market.