Coopland & Son (Scarborough) Ltd, a Yorkshire-based bakery business, has been acquired from EG Group. The sale brings ownership of the operation back to a team of Yorkshire investors, based where the brand was founded in 1885. The management buy in has been led by David Salkeld, who will reassume his role as Chairman, supported by Paul Coopland, from the original Cooplands family, who will return to the organisation as Non-Executive Director. John Ruddock, who has been with the business for over 20 years, will continue as CEO. Two new executives, John Kitson (CFO) and Steph McGinty (HR & Transformation Director), complete the team. Cooplands owns and operates two bakeries that manufacture freshly baked products distributed through its supply and logistics network to 154 stores, predominantly across the north-east and Yorkshire regions. Cooplands, which was founded by Frederick and Alice Coopland, started as a pork butcher and pie maker in 1885 and currently employs more than 1,400 colleagues. John Ruddock, CEO of Cooplands, said: “It is with genuine pride that we announce today’s purchase, which brings Cooplands back under the management of a locally based team with strong and established knowledge of our organisation, our colleagues, suppliers and customers. This gives us the opportunity to focus on strategic growth for the future, whilst preserving the traditional values and excellence for which the brand has been known and respected for over 140 years.”
🎉✨ What an incredible milestone, we’ve officially celebrated 140 years of history, growth, and baking! We’ve had a fantastic couple of days celebrating our birthday 🥳 A heartfelt thank you to all of our loyal customers who have supported us over the years - we wouldn’t be here without you 💛 And to our amazing team - past and present, thank you for your hard work, dedication, and passion. You are at the heart of everything we do. 🙌 Here’s to celebrating the past, present & the future of Cooplands💫 #140YearsOfCooplands
Congratulations to Sue at our Eastfield Store, who retires after 38 years in service! 🎉 We'd like to say a HUGE thank you to Sue for her hard work and dedication to Cooplands over the years. You will be missed 💛
