William Jackson Food Group


William Jackson & Son Limited is a British food manufacturer.

History

The company was founded by William Jackson, who was born in Elstronwick and opened his first shop at 28 Scale Lane in Hull in 1851. He originally traded as a grocer and tea dealer.
The first bakery opened in 1891 and the current Jackson's bakery on Derringham Street opened in 1907.
The company developed a process for commercially producing Yorkshire puddings in 1968. In 1974, Butlin's leisure company asked the bakery to create a Yorkshire pudding for its holiday camps which lead to the development of the Aunt Bessie's brand producing 20 million Yorkshire puddings a week.
The company acquired Abel & Cole in 2012 and The Food Doctor in 2016.
The company sold Aunt Bessie's to Nomad Foods in 2018.

Current operations

The company's businesses include Abel & Cole, Jacksons, MyFresh, The Food Doctor, Wellocks and the Ferguson Fawsitt Arms in Walkington.