Peters was a
British bakery chain. Peters became defunct in 2012 and all bakeries were sold to family-run business
Cooplands.
History
It was founded by Peter Knowles in 1966 with its first branch at
Belmont
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in
Durham; it had 71 branches across
North East England
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.
Its principal competitors are the
Newcastle-based
Greggs
Greggs plc is a British bakery chain. It specialises in savoury products such as bakes, sausage rolls, sandwiches and sweet items including doughnuts and vanilla slices. It is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is listed on ...
, who maintain branches in the same area.
In 2003 its production plant at Durham was destroyed in a large fire forcing production to move to temporary accommodation in
Peterlee
Peterlee is a town in County Durham, England. It lies between Sunderland to the north, Hartlepool to the south, the Durham Coast to the east and Durham to the west. It gained town status in 1948 under the New Towns Act 1946. The act also cr ...
until September 2005 when a new £9 million facility was opened on the same site.
In 2012 22 Peters Bakery stores across the North East region were sold to the family business
Coopland and Son of Scarborough; this resulted in the closure of 34 stores.
The Peters’ factory at the Dragonville Industrial Estate, in Durham, also transfer ownership to Cooplands the Peters' retail van business was being transferred over to Cooplands as well.
When Peters' made the sale their financial statements showed it had a turnover of more than £12 million on the back of a network of 58 Peters’ Bakers stores across the North East region.
References
Retail companies established in 1966
Food and drink companies established in 1966
Bakeries of the United Kingdom
Companies based in County Durham
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