Roberts Bakery rose to the occasion last week, as they commemorated the launch of the family bakers’ new 3,000sqm bread plant in Northwich with an official unveiling by HRH The Duke of Gloucester.
The bakery, established in 1887, celebrated its recent investment by showing off the plant in full action, giving the Duke a guided tour of the brand new facility alongside deputy chairman Mike Roberts, chairman Robert Higginson, project engineer Steve Harper and chief baker, Neil Burgess.
During his walkabout of the new plant, the Duke chatted with staff and a commemorative plaque was unveiled in the new building to mark the prestigious visit.
Later, a royal reception took place on site where the Duke was presented with a bespoke Roberts Bakery bread board in front of 40 members of staff and members of the Roberts family, including four fifth generation descendants.
Mike Roberts, of Roberts Bakery, said: “Roberts remains a family-owned business and we are committed to investment in our local community and the quality of our products.
“We have a long term growth plan in place and have entered 2015 optimistically, recently purchasing an additional eight acres of land adjacent to our original site.”
This isn’t the first time that Roberts has welcomed royalty. The Duke of Gloucester opened plant two at the bakery 12 years ago.
The bakery has been running for more than 125 years, starting from modest beginnings as a grocery store, which sold freshly baked bread to the residents of Northwich in the heart of Cheshire.
Today, more than two million loaves of high quality bread, can still be seen rotating in the iconic cooling towers at the front of the bakery, a renowned local landmark.
More than a million bread rolls and teacakes are also produced at Roberts Bakery each week.
