Poole's Pies facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Quick facts for kids
Poole's Pies

Type	Private
Industry	Food Manufacturing
Founded	1847
Founder	Margaret Poole
Headquarters	Wigan , England
Area served	Northwest England
Products	Pies and Puddings
Number of employees	50

Pooles of Wigan Ltd was a manufacturer of pies and puddings based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Distributed in Northwest England, its 300,000 square feet (28,000 m²) plant that could make up to 100,000 pies and pastries an hour.

History

Founded in Liverpool by Margaret Poole in 1847, it was later bought by Dave Whelan, the owner of JJB Sports and chairman of Wigan Athletic F.C. In March 2012 Whelan sold the company to former Holland's Pies Managing Director, Neil Court-Johnston. who was also a former Director of Peter's Food Services in South Wales. Poole's Pies became part of Country Style Foods in 2013. In 2015, The Denby Dale Pie Company joined them.

Closure

Pooles bakery ceased trading in November 2018 with the loss of 50 jobs.

Sale at football grounds

Poole's supplied their pies to Wigan Athletic. As of August 2012, they also sold pies at Keepmoat Stadium, home ground of Doncaster Rovers F.C.

Black History Month on Kiddle

Renowned African-American Artists:

All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:

Poole's Pies Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.