Frank Roberts and Sons Ltd comprises of four operating divisions, Roberts Bakery, The Pastry Case, Aldred’s The Bakers, and P&A Davies, each specialising in a different area of baking.
Roberts Bakery
The Roberts family have been baking some of the finest sliced bread at their Northwich bakery for over 100 years. The Roberts brand is synonymous with quality, using only the finest ingredients in an extensive range of loaves, bread rolls and breakfast products for the retail and foodservice markets.
The retail range includes a wide choice of loaves from traditional white and wholemeal, to seeded, malted wheatgrain and oatmeal varieties. We also bake bread rolls and bakery treats including fruited teacakes and hot cross buns. You’ll find Roberts Bakery products in supermarkets and convenience stores across Cheshire, Staffordshire, North Wales and the Midlands.
As a major player in the foodservice category, both in the UK and exported worldwide, we have developed a clear understanding of the special requirements for a catering loaf in these market sectors. Our catering bread is baked to a specially developed recipe that ensures a consistent square slice and excellent handling qualities for sandwich makers.
The Pastry Case
The Pastry Case was established in 1988 in response to a demand for ambient puff pastry cases and it has never looked back. Utilising the baking expertise of the Roberts family, The Pastry Case works in partnership with the retail trade mainly supplying hand-decorated novelty biscuits and gingerbread men. Recent product innovations have expanded our repertoire to include chocolate clusters and other mini bites.
The Pastry Case has a reputation that is second to none for quality and product innovation and we are proud to supply all the major multiple retailers with a wide range of seasonal and all year round treats.
Aldred’s The Bakers
A new addition to the Frank Roberts and Sons family, Derbyshire based bakery Aldreds The Bakers, was acquired in June 2010 to complement the existing businesses. Well known and respected within the retail industry for baking sliced bread and bread rolls. Aldreds operates from its bakery in Ilkeston supplying the local Derby area with branded products and own label ranges nationwide to major retailers.
Aldred’s was established in 1897 by Henry Aldred, who started a bakery in a terrace house on Wharncliffe Road, in the heart of Ilkeston, to meet demand for local and premium baked recipes. By gradually acquiring adjoining houses Henry expanded the bakery to create the ’The Bake House’ and made local deliveries by horse and cart before opening his first shop on Park Road, near Larkland. The business moved to larger premises on Rutland Street in the town centre in the early 1970’s where it operated for 30 years before moving to its current purpose built bakery.
Davies Bakery (formally P&A Davies)
The latest member of the family is Davies Bakery who are based in a new state of the art bakery in Hawarden near Chester and were acquired in October 2010. A well respected business specialising in baking gluten free products, including savoury pies and sausage rolls for the retail industry, the company shares many values with Frank Roberts and Sons and enjoys a long heritage in quality baking.
The company was established in 1899 by Francis Davies, who was a foreman baker and decided to go into business on his own baking handmade bread loaves. He was later joined by his son Arthur, with his sons Albert, Percy and Walter also coming on board. Albert developed confectionery and wholesale baking at P&A Davies, making a name for the company in the local Chester area.