Leicester popcorn manufacturer sold to national snack brand
Leicester snack manufacturer Savoury & Sweet has been bought by Plymouth-based crisp maker Burts Chips.
Savoury & Sweet, which is behind the Lord Popington popcorn brand, will be rebranded to Burt Snacks after the deal is completed, with Burts saying it will triple production at the Leicester site, which currently employs 99 people.
Savoury & Sweet also makes the Popcorn & Me brand.
Burts managing director David Nairn said: "The Burts business has grown significantly over the last five years, from £11.4min 20... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
