Walkers Shortbread

Walkers Shortbread is a Scottish manufacturer of shortbread, biscuits, cookies and crackers. The company is Scotland's biggest exporter of food[1] and employs over 4,000 people in 15 locations.[2] Walkers Shortbread operates four factories in Aberlour, where the company is also headquartered, and two in nearby Elgin, Scotland.[3]

This article is about the Scottish shortbread and biscuit manufacturer. For the British snack food company, see Walkers (snack foods).
Walkers Shortbread Ltd.
TypePrivate
IndustryBaked goods
Founded1898 (1898) in Torphins, Scotland
FounderJoseph Walker
HeadquartersAberlour, Scotland
Area served
Worldwide
Productsshortbread, biscuits, cookies and crackers
Websitewww.walkersshortbread.com

The company's well-known shortbread is baked in the Moray village of Aberlour, following a recipe developed by Joseph Walker in 1898.[4]

History

The business was founded by Joseph Walker in the village of Torphins, Aberdeenshire, in 1898.[2]

In 2006, Walkers announced that the bakery in Aberlour would be closing and turning into a research facility for the company.[5]

The company has received the Queen's Award for Export Achievement three times, "the highest accolade given to British exporters."[6] Walkers Shortbread is also still owned and managed by the Walker family.[7]

In 2017 Walkers Shortbread was granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment from Her Majesty The Queen for the supply of Shortbread to the Royal Household.[8] Walkers Oatcakes had previously received the Royal Warrant in 2002.

In 2018 the company's profits were diminished by a global increase in the price of butter by around 50%[9] due to global supply shortages and demand increases, resulting in the company seeing a 60% drop in operating profit. [10]

Locations

Walkers Shortbread have their headquarters at Aberlour House in Aberlour and have a production site in Elgin.

See also

List of shortbread biscuits and cookies

References
  1. Scotland on Sunday - Business
  2. "History of Walkers Shortbread". www.englishteastore.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  3. "Walkers Shortbread". Biscuit people. 2017-01-11. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  4. http://www.walkersshortbread.com/uk/about/
  5. "Walkers Shortbread closing village bakery" - PoliticalGateway.com 13 June 2006
  6. WalkersShortbread.com - History
  7. Bindrim, Kira (2 July 2007). "Walkers Shortbread names new CEO". newyorkbusiness.com. Crain Communications, Inc. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  8. "Her Majesty The Queen Grants Royal Warrant To Walkers For Shortbread". www.walkersshortbread.com. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  9. UK, Oscar Williams-Grut, Business Insider. "The butter market is going crazy". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  10. "Shortbread firm hit by butter price surge". 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2019-03-26.

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