Fast Facts

We are the most loved*  AND MOST CHOSEN**  bakery brand in the UK.

Check out why here, by viewing our fantastic range.

* Kantar Millward Brown, Brand Tracking, 52w/e 05.10.20 

**Kantar WorldPanel, Brand Footprint Survey, May 2020

We are the UK’s number one bakery brand*

We are also the fifth biggest grocery brand in the UK, based on value sales, after Walkers (4th), Nestle (3rd), Coca Cola (2nd) and Cadbury (1st).**

*The Nielsen Company, Total Coverage incl. Discounters, Unit and Value Sales, 52w/e 22.04.23

**The Grocer Magazine, Britain’s Biggest Brands 2020, March 2020, based on Nielsen value sales, 52w/e 31.12.19 

We bake 2.3m crumpets a week, which equates to 124m a year!

That’s a lot of crumpets! We also make 472m loaves a year. Check out all of our products here.

We produce more than 2 million of our famous wax wrapped loaves, bagels, crumpets, pancakes and bread rolls a day.

…with Warburtons volume share accounting for almost 20% of the Total Wrapped Bakery Market, which is worth more than £3.6 billion a year*

Find out more about our products here.

*The Nielsen Company, Total Coverage incl. Discounters, Unit and Value Sales, 52w/e 03.10.20

Our fleet of almost 1,000 vehicles deliver to 18,500 retail customers every day – from the Scottish Highlands to Cornwall 

Read more about our operations here, and join our team of drivers at Warburtons today.

We have 11 bakeries and 18 depots across the UK from Aberdeen to Newton Abbot.

That means that we have more bakeries in the UK than our competitors, which enables us to provide consumers with fresh bread every single day. Find out more information about where we operate here.

We provide over 7m meals to food banks, breakfast clubs and charitable organisations to help those that need it the most

You can read more about our work within the community here.

WE WERE THE FIRST TO BRING THINS TO THE UK MARKET IN 2011.

View our range of Thins here, and visit our recipe page for some meal time inspiration!

We are a family bakers founded by Thomas and Ellen Warburton in 1876 in Bolton.

Check out some interesting information about our history and our family here.

In 1991, Jonathan, Brett and Ross Warburton inherited the business to become the fifth generation of dedicated family bakers to lead the organisation.

Read more about the Warburton family in their short bios, here.

We operate with the support of nearly 5,000 employees

We pride ourselves on an impeccable record for employee retention – over 40% of the team have stayed in the business for over 10 years! Hear from some of our amazing people here.

In 2011, Warburtons became the first big bakery brand to open a dedicated gluten free bakery at Newburn, near Newcastle upon Tyne.

Our Warburtons Gluten Free range is now sold in shops and supermarkets across the country. Find out more about our gluten free products here, or visit our social channels @warburtonsgf.

Our award winning adverts have featured The Muppets, Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Peter Kay AND GEORGE CLOONEY.

Find out more about our recent campaigns here.