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Cranswick purchases Staffordshire-based sausage and meat manufacturer in £32m deal

Adam Couch, Cranswick's chief executive, said the acquisition of Blakemans will enhance its gourmet product offering and expand its foodservice capabilities

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Blakeman's facility in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
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Blakeman's facility in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

A Staffordshire based family business with over 70-years of heritage has been sold to a pig and poultry producer. Blakemans, based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, was taken over by Cranswick on Tuesday (May...

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