1886

  • Whitworths began as a family flour-milling business

1950s

  • Whitworths expands its operations to include cereals, rice, speciality sugars and dried fruits

April 1996

  • SCOTIA HAVEN FOOD LIMITED (formerly ingredients division of YORKSHIRE FOOD GROUP and comprising WILLIAM BROCK, HUNNI FOODS and POLLARD STREET PACKING LTD.) amalgamates with MOTHER HUBBARD to become SCOTIA HAVEN FOOD GROUP LTD.

May 1997

  • SCOTIA HAVEN FOOD GROUP LTD. purchases WHITWORTHS LTD, TRENT FOODS LTD, LA CIGALETTE (France) and 80% CHALICE FOODS from NAPIER BROWN. Scotia Haven Foods Group Ltd becomes WHITWORTHS GROUP LTD.

April 2000

  • Closure of Warrington site
  • Consolidation of all manufacturing and packing at Irthlingborough

April 2001

  • NEW WHITWORTHS

May 2001

  • Creation of Whitworths 1st hand-held bagged fruit snacks - Breakfast Booster

September 2001

  • New Family pack fruit mixes develop 'sharing' fruit snacks category -
    Fantastically Fruity/Nuts about Fruit
  • Kids differentation and expertise - Sunny Raisin

January 2002

  • UK's 1st pure fruit energy bar - FX

April 2002

  • Whitworths move into licensing - Eccles Cakes
  • Cadbury's Vending - Whitworths open new distribution channel with
    move into impulse for the 1st time - 75g DOY's

September 2002

  • Created adult indulgent sector - Choc/Fruit/Nut mixes
  • Capitalize on Cereals & Pulses market growth - Flavoured Cous Cous

January 2003

  • Created snacks 'on the move/in the car' for impulse - The Mix tubs

April 2003

  • 1st food brand in the UK to be awarded 5 A DAY logo - Fruits
  • Boots - launch into high street

May 2003

  • World 1st stand-up shaped pouch - Sunny Raisin Nuggets
  • UK's 1st flavoured tree fruits brings new users to the category - Tempters

September 2003

  • Odeon Cinemas - Whitworths open new didtribution channel

November 2003

  • Winners - Food Manufacture Excellence Awards

December 2003

  • Winner Snacking Category Dried Fruit Awards - Sunny Raisin Nuggets

September 2004

  • Brand diversification into new technology - World Horizons

October 2004

  • Achieve No.1 brand Snacking fruit market

May 2005

  • BP - Whitworths open new distribution channel

June 2005

  • Creation of 'ultra premium' sector - Whitworths Gold range 75g

August 2005

  • Whitworths is awarded Disney license in the UK - Disney fruit snacks

September 2005

  • SUNDORA is aquired by WHITWORTHS
  • Consolidation of all manufacturing and packaging at Irthlingborough

November 2005

  • Finalists - Food Manufacture Excellence Awards

March 2006

  • Impulse distribution channel drive - 75g Healthy Mixes

May 2006

  • 1st branded launch into Organic

July 2006

  • Creation of Healthy Crisps