Case Studies

Whitworths Holdings

Market leading UK flour milling enterprise

Whitworths is a market leading UK-headquartered flour milling business, based in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Well-invested milling estate spans multiple sites across the UK

Whitworths has nearly 30% of the UK milling market 

Customers range from small artisan bakers to volume retailers and nationwide food manufacturing operations

Resolute focus on efficiency, quality and customer service

Focused growth strategy

Whitworths have been adding product expertise to their customer offering both through innovation, sustained investment and M&A

Continuous improvement across all facets of operations – food safety, commercial, logistics, IT, finance, HR 

12x growth in turnover since 2004; 5x EBITDA GROWTH
12x growth in turnover since 2004; 5x EBITDA GROWTH
Market share up from 4% in 2004 to 26% in 2020
Market share up from 4% in 2004 to 26% in 2020
Top-down focus on M&A and core-business improvement
Top-down focus on M&A and core-business improvement
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