Food producer Cranswick has paid £32m to acquire Blakemans, a family-owned business that makes sausages for the foodservice market, such as fish and chip shops, and ready meal manufacturers.
It operates from a dedicated facility in Staffordshire and employs a total workforce of approximately 290.
Cranswick stated that the acquisition is complementary to its existing gourmet business, adding capacity in raw and cooked sausage production whilst enabling further supply into the foodservice market.
Blakemans’ founding family members, and current CEO and Finance Director of the business, Philip Blakeman and Susan Cope, commented: “We are excited to have the opportunity to become part of the Cranswick business. The two businesses complement each other in so many ways, and we also look forward to working with the management at Cranswick to continue producing quality products into the foodservice sector.”
Cranswick’s Chief Executive Officer, Adam Couch, added: ‘I am delighted to announce the acquisition of Blakemans, a well-invested, leading foodservice sausage manufacturer. Blakemans is highly complementary to our existing added-value Gourmet business. We look forward to welcoming the entire Blakemans team to Cranswick and to working with them to develop the business further.”
