Harborough Company Buys Renowned Chocolate Firm

Market Harborough-based Bramble Foods has bought renowned chocolate company Whitakers Chocolates.

The fine food manufacturer and distributor has acquired the Yorkshire-based family firm for an undisclosed fee.

Bramble Foods, which employs 140 people and will open at new distribution centre in Market Harborough later this year, says the deal builds on a trusted working relationship with Whitakers spanning 17 years.

(Centre) Tony Foster, MD of Bramble Foods at the site of the new distribution centre on Airfield Business Park

Tony Foster, Managing Director, said: “We are delighted to welcome Whitakers Chocolates to the Bramble Foods Group and look forward to working with them to further develop the business.

“Whitakers is a well-run business with a long history of producing excellent products, this coupled with a broad customer base and dedicated team of employees attracted us to the business.”

Whitakers Chocolates has been at the heart of British chocolate-making for 135 years, crafting luxurious confectionery for retail, private label, and food service markets.