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Greggs was founded by John Gregg in 1951. The first shop stood on Gosforth High Street. [6] When Gregg died in 1964, the bakery was taken over by his son, Ian, assisted by his brother Colin (who in 2017 was convicted and jailed for the sexual abuse of children).
She was a noted philanthropist in Birmingham, Alabama, through the Barbara Ingalls Shook Foundation. [1] [3] She was a patron to the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and the Alabama Ballet. [1] [4] [5] Her philanthropy extended to healthcare, as she donated to St. Vincent's Birmingham and the Montclair Baptist Medical ...
In May 1994, it was sold to Greggs for £18.5 million in cash. [4] The transaction included 424 shops and two main bakeries, one in Twickenham, and one in Newcastle. [ 4 ] The majority of outlets of Bakers Oven were located in the South of England , whilst most Greggs outlets were in the North, so the property portfolios were complementary.
Brits are going crazy for the bacon and sausage buns offered by Greggs, a 85-year-old chain of budget bakeries that just posted its best-ever year. Move over, McDonald’s.
The company was listed on the Birmingham Stock Exchange in 1950, and by 1962 operated 120 stores across Birmingham. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Wrensons by 1971 was a chain of small grocery stores serving the Midlands with approximately £5 million in turnover.
Gregg Kevin Carr (born March 31, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1985 to 1988. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, earning consensus All-American honors in 1984.
He died on July 12, 1951, in Birmingham. [11]His son Robert Ingersoll Ingalls Jr. (1906–1968) inherited 90% of the company. [7] [12] He sold Ingalls Industries to Litton Industries in 1961, which was ultimately purchased by Northrop Grumman in 2001. [5]
He joined Greggs Bakery in 1983 and was appointed managing director in January 1984. Darrington was awarded a knighthood in the 2004 New Year Honours in recognition of his services to business and to the community in the North East. He married Paula Setterington in 1965, and has two daughters and a son.