Irwin's Bakery
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Irwin’s is Northern Ireland
’s largest independent bakery and supplies a wide range of traditional Irish bread
s to supermarkets throughout the United Kingdom
and Ireland
. The company has over 450 employees in their 100000 sq ft (9,290.3 m²) production site and they bake over 1 million loaves and morning goods every week.
25% of Irwin's products are sold in Great Britain, 12% in the Republic and the rest is sold in Northern Ireland. The company has been steadily increasing the popularity of Irish breads in Britain.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
’s largest independent bakery and supplies a wide range of traditional Irish bread
Bread
Bread is a staple food prepared by cooking a dough of flour and water and often additional ingredients. Doughs are usually baked, but in some cuisines breads are steamed , fried , or baked on an unoiled frying pan . It may be leavened or unleavened...
s to supermarkets throughout the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. The company has over 450 employees in their 100000 sq ft (9,290.3 m²) production site and they bake over 1 million loaves and morning goods every week.
25% of Irwin's products are sold in Great Britain, 12% in the Republic and the rest is sold in Northern Ireland. The company has been steadily increasing the popularity of Irish breads in Britain.
History
Irwin’s Bakery was founded in 1912 in the Co. Armagh town of Portadown, by W.D. Irwin as a grocery retailer. W.D. Irwin's wife and sister-in-law were talented home-bakers, who began to bake cakes and bakery items for the shop. Soon additional bakers were employed to cope with the increasing trade. In 1963 Irwin's launched Nutty Krust, their distinctive brand of plain or batch bread which has gone on to become one of Northern Ireland's most popular grocery products.External links
- Irish Times Business Section
- Irwin's Bakery Website
- http://www.rte.ie/news/business/
- http://www.irwinsbakery.com
- http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/top-100-companies/81kenneth-irwin-amp-sons-13440878.html
- http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5245/is_200403/ai_n19840205