Pat the Baker

Pat the Baker is an Irish bread-making company founded in 1953 by Pat Higgins.[1] The company is the second-largest bakery in Ireland. Pat the Baker has won the Master Bakers Association Award eight times.

Pat the Baker
TypePrivate
IndustryBaking
Founded1953
FounderPat Higgins
Headquarters
Ireland
ProductsBaked goods
Number of employees
400 (2007)
Websitehttp://patthebaker.com/

History and growth

Pat the Baker was founded in 1953 by Pat Higgins, a Mayo native who married a woman from Granard and settled in the town. In 1977, the company expanded its business from a local bakery to a nationwide industry. Pat the Baker opened its first store in Dublin in 1984. The company, which began with 40 employees in 1980, now employs over 400 individuals. Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Kilkenny, Letterkenny, Castleisland, Galway, and Armagh are among the company's current distribution centers.[1][2][3][4]

In 2015, Pat the Baker bought the Irish Pride, a rival but bankrupt bakery, for €4.5 million. Following the acquisition of Irish Pride, the company has become the country's second-largest bakery firm. [3][5][6][7]

On April 3, 2021, Pat the Baker began sponsoring The Graham Norton Show on Virgin Media Television.[8]

Ownership

Pat the Baker is run by the Higgins family. While Pat Higgins, the founder, died in 2007, one of his sons and namesake, Pat, has adopted the title "Pat the Baker".[1]

Products

The company produces sliced pans, morning foods, buns, rolls & baps, slimbos, and catering bread.[9]

Awards

Pat the Baker received the Master Bakers Association Award eight times.[2]

References
  1. Higgins Ni Chinneide, Brid (August 28, 2007). "Pat Higgins, the original 'Pat the Baker', dies aged 84". The Irish Times.
  2. "Baker who made his brand famous". The Irish Times. September 1, 2007.
  3. Donohoe, Patrick (August 8, 2015). "Pat the Baker buys Irish Pride". Irish Farmers Journal.
  4. "'Unprecedented' demand for bread, according to Pat the Baker". RTE. February 28, 2018.
  5. Mulligan, John (August 7, 2015). "Majority of Irish Pride sold to Pat the Baker". Independent.ie.
  6. Foottit, Lesley (August 18, 2015). "Irish Pride 'sold' to Pat the Baker". British Baker.
  7. Horgan-Jones, Jack (December 27, 2015). "Pat The Baker has big bread beast Brennans in its sights". Business Post.
  8. "Virgin Media Solutions announce Pat The Baker as the new sponsor of The Graham Norton Show". Irish Business Focus. April 1, 2021.
  9. "Pat the Baker". Bloomberg. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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