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| '''Whitworths''' is a dried fruit, home baking and snack products company, established in 1886 based in ] ] ] currently employing 310 people.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/7918980.stm</ref> | '''Whitworths''' is a dried fruit, home baking and snack products company, established in 1886 based in ] ] ] currently employing 310 people.<ref></ref> | ||
| The company was begun by the three Whitworth brothers John, Herbert and Newton trading under the name of Whitworth Bros.<ref>http://www.whitworths.co.uk/about_us/heritage/1880s</ref> | The company was begun by the three Whitworth brothers John, Herbert and Newton trading under the name of Whitworth Bros.<ref></ref> | ||
| In 1971 they were awarded the Royal Warrant by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and in 1974 by Queen Elizabeth II.<ref>http://www.whitworths.co.uk/about_us/heritage/1960s</ref> | In 1971 they were awarded the Royal Warrant by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and in 1974 by Queen Elizabeth II.<ref></ref> | ||
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Whitworths is a dried fruit, home baking and snack products company, established in 1886 based in Irthlingborough Northants UK currently employing 310 people. The company was begun by the three Whitworth brothers John, Herbert and Newton trading under the name of Whitworth Bros. In 1971 they were awarded the Royal Warrant by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and in 1974 by Queen Elizabeth II.