JG Ross is a chain of

bakeries A bakery is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based baked goods made in an oven such as bread, cookies, cakes, doughnuts, bagels, Pastry, pastries, and pies. Some retail bakeries are also categorized as Coffeehouse, cafés, servi ...

based in

Inverurie Inverurie (Scottish Gaelic: ''Inbhir Uraidh'' or ''Inbhir Uaraidh'', 'mouth of the River Ury') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the confluence of the rivers Ury and River Don, Aberdeenshire, Don, about north-west of Aberdeen. Geography ...

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. As of February 2020, the business has 19 outlets. The most northerly is in

Forres Forres (; ) is a town and former royal burgh in the north of Scotland on the County of Moray, Moray coast, approximately northeast of Inverness and west of Elgin, Moray, Elgin. Forres has been a winner of the Scotland in Bloom award on several ...

, the most southerly is in

Dundee Dundee (; ; or , ) is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for the locality was . It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firt ...

, and the furthest west is in

Braemar Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee, sitting at an elevation of . The Gaelic ''Bràigh Mhàrr'' p ...

History

The business was started in 1962 when J George Ross and his wife took over a bakery in

Premnay Auchleven () is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Located approximately south of Insch, south of Huntly, Scotland, Huntly and north-west of Inverurie. It is also known as Premnay, the name of the parish in which it is located. Education ...

. To allow for continued expansion, the business acquired a disused facility in Port Elphinstone, Inverurie in 1974 and subsequently relocated.

Products

JG Ross sells its products in its own stores and packaged in supermarkets and other shops. The company is known for its butteries and

macaroni pie Macaroni cheese pie is a pie dish based on baked macaroni and cheese. Primary ingredients may include elbow macaroni, cheese, and milk. Preparation Typical ingredients in macaroni pie include macaroni pasta, cheese, milk, butter, flour, salt ...

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References

External links

Official website
Bakeries of the United Kingdom 1962 establishments in Scotland Inverurie