Park Cake Bakeries
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Park Cake Bakeries
Image: © Paul Anderson Taken: 1 Oct 2007
Park Cakes, which is one of Oldhams biggest employers with 1200 staff, can trace its birth back to 1937 when three men launched McDowell Cakes on a part-time basis from a “two up, two down” cottage on Hathershaw Lane, Oldham. In 1948 the business changed its name to the Park Cake Bakeries and secured its first orders from Marks & Spencer. Since 1986-87 the company has focused its business almost entirely on Own Label production with M & S accounting for most of its £70 million turnover. Since 1994 Park Cakes has spent £5 million a year upgrading and modernising its bakery to meet M&S's exacting quality standards. The company makes a wide range of products for its main customer, from Swiss rolls and Victoria sandwich cream cakes, to chilled pies and croissants. It has a large group of bakers and chefs constantly developing new ideas and products for Marks & Spencer.
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Image Location
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