Coopland & Son (Scarborough) Limited (trading as Cooplands) is an English bakery chain founded in 1885. The chain predominantly operate takeaway outlets across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and County Durham. Since October 2021, it has been owned by EG Group.[1]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food (bakery) |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Headquarters | Eastfield, England |
Number of locations | 150 |
Key people | |
| Products | Sandwiches, pasties, pastries, cakes, bread |
| Owner | EG Group |
| Website | cooplands-bakery.co.uk |
History
editCooplands was founded as a single shop in Scarborough, North Yorkshire in 1885, and was incorporated in 1949.[2]
In 1999, the company opened ten new stores, and expanded production at its Scarborough-based bakery with the creation of 80 new jobs.[3] A further expansion was announced in June 2007 when it acquired the Hull-based bakery, Skeltons, adding 34 locations to its portfolio.[4]
In 2005, Cooplands was noted as being an "established NVQ training centre", and received a National Training Award for staff training. The same year it held a "Careers in the Bakery Industry" event, with career advisors discussing employment opportunities.[2]
In April 2011, Woodhead Bakery, a rival Scarborough-based chain, fell into administration.[5] Of the 29 Woodhead outlets, Cooplands bought 18, and the rest were purchased by the Haldane Retail Group.[6]
In December 2017, Cooplands received £8.5 million investment from BGF to accelerate the rollout of its shops across the North of England.[7]
In October 2021, Cooplands was bought by the EG Group.[8] EG Group have since opened Cooplands concessions at select Asda Express branches in Retford, Pulborough and Hull.[9]
References
edit- ^ North, Amy (4 October 2021). "Cooplands bought by forecourt firm EG Group". British Baker. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Case Studies – Live Case Studies – Company Case Studies – Rising to Success – Improve Ltd". Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Our Story". Coopland & Son (Scarborough) Ltd. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Cooplands buys Skeltons – British Baker". Bakeryinfo.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Bakery goes into administration". BBC News. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Woodhead Bakery saved from administration | Food Industry News". just-food. 18 April 2011. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Bakery chain Coopland & Son receives £8.5m investment from BGF". BCMS. December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Robinson, Jon; Le Vay, Josie (4 October 2021). "Billionaire Issa brothers buy Britain's second-biggest bakery in multi-million pound deal". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ North, Amy (12 June 2023). "EG Group to leverage Cooplands business after Asda deal". British Baker. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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