Waterfields (Leigh)
Family bakery with 36 shops across the North West of England, selling bread, sandwiches and cakes to local shoppers
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- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-29
About Waterfields (Leigh)
Waterfields makes bread, savouries, sandwiches, cream cakes and celebration cakes, which it sells through its own shops. Sandwiches are prepared in each shop, and cream cakes are hand finished every morning before delivery to the shops.
It sells directly to consumers through its shops and also offers click and collect. The business is run by the family, with its management drawn from the third generation.
The registered company was founded in Leigh in 1938, and the business traces its trading history to 1926, when Alice Waterfield set up a bakery in Leigh. It has 36 shops across the North West and its head office and bakery are on Manchester Road in Leigh. It lists current vacancies on Indeed.
Product: Bread, savouries, sandwiches, cream cakes and celebration cakes sold through the company's shops, with click and collect.
Jobs at Waterfields (Leigh)
Leadership
- Alice Waterfield · FounderSource: company website
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