VIDEOS
The occasion of the Duchess of Kent's official opening of the £6m factory in Oswestry on 4th November 1987. The site had been in production since August that year, handling the equivalent of 30,000 tonnes a year. Nearly all the 300 staff transferred from Whittington Creamery.
1987 Express Foods mission following the acquisition of Reece's of Malpas
1987 Express Foods mission following the acquisition of Reece's of Malpas
1988 Duchess of Kent opens Oswestry factory
1988 Duchess of Kent opens Oswestry factory
1988 Duchess of Kent opens Oswestry factory
1989 Ruyton and Minsterley win awards at Nantwich, and Oswestry win award for electricity saving
1985 Long Service Dinner invitation for Whittington (Courtesy Kim Griffiths)
1985 Long Service Dinner invitation for Whittington (Courtesy Kim Griffiths)
1987 Oswestry. Graduate Recruitment Brochure 'A New Perspective'- computer-linked cheese racking system. (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1987 Oswestry, cheese packing line, from Graduate Recruitment Brochure 'A New Perspective' (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1988 January Express News Front Cover - Oswestry QA Manager Jim Dunlop explains to the Duchess of Kent the test that Janice Rheade is carrying out. Manager Brian Suckley looks on.
1988 The Duchess of Kent speaks to Gareth Lacon and Anthony White during the Oswestry opening - Geoff Hancock, MD of Express Foods UK looks on.
1990 Express Foods News, Issue 3
1990 Mary Charles 'retires' from cheese packing at Oswestry to start a new career. Pictured with Sheila Roberts, Brian Suckley and Mair Bowen.
1990 Grand Met donated £1500 to Marches School, where Headteach Alan Cooper turned out to be an ex-Express employee!
1990 Dave Smith became unofficial photographer at Oswestry plant
1990 Long Service Dinner at the Albrighton Hall, Shrewsbury for Ruyton staff
1991 Oswestry cold store and cheese handling facilities
1991 Oswestry wins awards for Safety and Housekeeping
1991 Oswestry (Corporate Video)
1992 Oswestry Cheese Packing - From The Cheesse Company Brochure
1993 Autumn Express Foods Milk Line Newsletter (Courtesy Alan Mandle)
1994 Environmental Management Course news item in Cheese Company Newsletter
1994 Whittington awards featured in Cheese Company Newsletter
1994 September-The Cheese Company News
1994 September-The Cheese Company News
2023 Arla Oswestry, Maesbrook Industrial Estate
2023 Arla Oswestry, Maesbrook Industrial Estate
2023 Arla Oswestry, Maesbrook Industrial Estate
2023 Site of Whittington Creamery, now housing estate
2023 Site of Whittington Creamery, now housing estate
