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Line 1: {{~~About~~Short description\|~~the~~ Scottish ~~shortbread and biscuit~~ manufacturer~~\|the British snack food company\|Walkers (snack foods)~~}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox company \| name = ~~Walkers~~Walker's Shortbread Ltd. \| logo = ~~WalkersShortbread~~Walkers-Shortbread-logo-~~Logo~~2021.~~jpg~~png \| logo_size = 250px \| logo_alt = \| logo_caption = \| logo_padding = \| image = File:Walkers Shortbread cookies.jpg \| image_size = \| image_alt = \| image_caption = ~~Walkers~~Walker's Shortbread ~~cookies~~biscuits \| type = [[Private company limited by shares\|Private]] \| industry = [[Baking#Commercial baking\|Baked goods]] \| founded = {{start date and age\|1898}} in [[Torphins]], [[Scotland~~]] <!-- if known: {{start date\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}} in [[city]], [[country]] -->~~ \| founder = Joseph Walker ~~<!-- or: \| founders = -->~~ \| location = [[Aberlour House (building)\|Aberlour House]]<br = />[[Aberlour]], Scotland \| area_served = Worldwide ~~<!-- or: \| areas_served = -->~~ \| key_people = \| revenue = {{GBP\|164 million}} (2022)<ref name=kpi>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/watch-sir-jim-walker-product-and-people-at-heart-of-164-336297 \|title=Sir Jim Walker: 'Product and People' at heart of £164 million family shortbread business \|date=19 December 2023 \|work=[[The Northern Scot]] \|last=Saunderson \|first=Chris}}</ref> \| products = [[shortbread]], [[biscuit]]s, [[cookie]]s and [[cracker (food)\|crackers]]▼ \| num_employees = 1,400 (2023)<ref name=kpi /> \| brands = ▼ ▲\| products = [[~~shortbread~~Shortbread]], [[biscuit]]s, [[cookie]]s, and [[cracker (food)\|crackers]] \| website = {{nowrap\|{{URL\|https://www.walkersshortbread.com}}}}▼ ▲\| brands = ▲\| website = {{nowrap\|{{URL\|https://~~www.~~walkersshortbread.com}}}} }} '''Walker's Shortbread Ltd.''' (formerly '''Walkers''') is a Scottish manufacturer of [[shortbread]], [[biscuit]]s, [[cookie]]s, and [[Cracker (food)\|crackers]]. The shortbread is baked in the [[Moray]] village of [[Aberlour]], following a recipe developed by Joseph Walker in 1898. The company is one of Scotland's biggest exporters of food,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Iconic shortbread maker Walker's slims product range and pays back £1.3m to government \|url= https://www.scotsman.com/business/iconic-shortbread-maker-walkers-slims-product-range-and-pays-back-ps13m-to-government-2995754 \|first=Scott \|last=Reid \|work=[[The Scotsman]] \|date=7 October 2020 \|access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Complaints over Walkers' shortbread sold under a Union Flag \|url= https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16066512.complaints-walkers-shortbread-sold-union-flag/ \|first=Martin \|last=Williams \|work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)\|The Herald]] \|location=Glasgow \|access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref> and employs over 1,200 people.<ref name="p&j">{{cite news \|title=Profits plunge at Walker's Shortbread takes shine off higher sales \|url= https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/6206636/walkers-shortbread-profits-plunge/ \|first=Alex \|last=Banks \|work=[[The Press and Journal]] \|date=3 October 2023 \|access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref> It is sold in [[tartan]] packaging all over the world.<ref>{{cite news \|title=All you need to know about Walker's Shortbread \|url= https://foodanddrink.scotsman.com/producers/need-know-walkers-shortbread/ \|first=Maddy \|last=Searle \|work=[[The Scotsman]] \|date=6 October 2017 \|access-date=18 October 2021}}</ref> '''Walkers Shortbread''' is a [[Scotland\|Scottish]] manufacturer of [[shortbread]], [[biscuit]]s, [[cookie]]s and [[cracker (food)\|crackers]]. The company is Scotland's biggest exporter of food<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.scotsman.com/business\|title=Business \| The Scotsman\|website=www.scotsman.com}}</ref> and employs over 4,000 people in 15 locations.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.englishteastore.com/walkers-shortbread-history.html\|title=History of Walkers Shortbread\|website=www.englishteastore.com\|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> Walkers Shortbread operates four factories in Aberlour, where the company is also headquartered, and two in nearby Elgin, Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.biscuitpeople.com/magazine/post/Walkers-Shortbread\|title=Walkers Shortbread\|date=2017-01-11\|website=Biscuit people\|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> The company's well-known shortbread is baked in the [[Moray]] village of [[Aberlour]], following a recipe developed by Joseph Walker in 1898.<ref>[http://www.walkersshortbread.com/uk/about/]{{dead link\|date=June 2021}}</ref> ==History== The business was founded by Joseph Walker in the village of [[Aberlour]], [[Strathspey, Scotland\|Speyside]], in 1898. It quickly started producing shortbread.<ref name=":2">{{cite book \|first=Emma \|last=Kay \|title=A History of British Baking: From Blood Bread to Bake-off \|publisher=Pen & Sword \|date=2020 \|pages=113–114}}</ref> The company started producing oaten biscuits for [[Duchy Originals]] in 1992, having been approached the previous year.<ref>{{cite book \|last=McCrea \|first=Diane \|title=The Handbook of Organic and Fair Trade Food Marketing \|date=2007 \|publisher=[[Blackwell Publishing]] \|location=Oxford \|isbn=9780470996089 \|pages=176–180}}</ref> ~~{{sectstub\|date=December 2020}}~~ ~~The business was founded by Joseph Walker in the village of [[Torphins]], [[Aberdeenshire]], in 1898.<ref name=":0" />~~ In 2006, Walkers announced that the bakery in Aberlour would be closing and turning into a research facility for the company.<ref>[http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/85265 "Walkers Shortbread closing village bakery" - PoliticalGateway.com] 13 June 2006</ref> The company has received the [[Queen's Award for Export]] Achievement three times, "the highest accolade given to British exporters."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.walkersshortbread.com/uk/about/history/\|title=WalkersShortbread.com - History}}</ref> Walkers Shortbread is also still owned and managed by the Walker family.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Bindrim\|first1=Kira\|title=Walkers Shortbread names new CEO\|url=http://newyorkbusiness.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070702/FREE/70702015/-1/rss01&rssfeed=rss01\|accessdate=8 June 2015\|work=newyorkbusiness.com\|publisher=Crain Communications, Inc.\|date=2 July 2007\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927070227/http://newyorkbusiness.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070702/FREE/70702015/-1/rss01&rssfeed=rss01\|archivedate=27 September 2007}}</ref> InThe ~~2018~~profits ~~the~~of ~~company~~Walker's ~~profits~~Shortbread, which is also still owned and managed by the Walker family,<ref>{{cite news \|last=Bindrim \|first=Kira \|title=Walkers Shortbread names new CEO \|url=http://newyorkbusiness.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070702/FREE/70702015/-1/rss01&rssfeed=rss01 \|access-date=8 June 2015 \|work=NewYorkBusiness.com \|publisher=Crain Communications \|date=2 July 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927070227/http://newyorkbusiness.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070702%2FFREE%2F70702015%2F-1%2Frss01&rssfeed=rss01 \|archive-date=27 September 2007 \|url-status=live}}</ref> were diminished by a global increase in the price of butter in 2018 by around 50%<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/butter-shortage-why-prices-are-rising-and-supply-is-falling-2017-10 \|title=The butter market is going crazy~~\|last=UK~~ \|first=Oscar \|last=Williams-Grut, ~~Business Insider~~\|~~website~~work=[[Business Insider]] \|access-date=26 March 2019~~-03-26~~}}</ref> due to ~~global~~ supply shortages and demand increases, resulting in the company seeing a 60% drop in operating profit. <ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-44871693 \|title=Shortbread firm hit by butter price surge \|date=~~2018-07-~~18 July 2018 \|work=[[BBC News]] \|access-date=~~2019-03-~~26~~\|language=en-GB~~ March 2019}}</ref>▼ In 2017 Walkers Shortbread was granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment from Her Majesty The Queen for the supply of Shortbread to the Royal Household.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.walkersshortbread.com/blog/post/Royal_Warrant/\|title=Her Majesty The Queen Grants Royal Warrant To Walkers For Shortbread\|website=www.walkersshortbread.com\|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref> Walkers Oatcakes had previously received the Royal Warrant in 2002.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2020}} The company rebranded, in 2020, changing its name to Walker's Shortbread Ltd.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Symon \|first=Ken \|title=Walker's Shortbread returns furlough payments as it reports increased turnover and marginally reduced profits \|url=https://www.insider.co.uk/company-results-forecasts/walkers-shortbread-returns-furlough-payments-22807332 \|access-date=3 September 2021 \|work=[[Business Insider]] \|publisher=Insider Publications \|date=7 October 2020}}</ref> It announced it was exploring how to create a [[Veganism\|vegan]] version of the butter-based biscuit in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Woolfson \|first=Daniel \|date=3 March 2023 \|title=Royal shortbread maker poised to go vegan \|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/03/03/kings-shortbread-maker-poised-go-vegan/ \|access-date=1 April 2023 \|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> ▲In 2018 the company's profits were diminished by a global increase in the price of butter by around 50%<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/butter-shortage-why-prices-are-rising-and-supply-is-falling-2017-10\|title=The butter market is going crazy\|last=UK\|first=Oscar Williams-Grut, Business Insider\|website=Business Insider\|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref> due to global supply shortages and demand increases, resulting in the company seeing a 60% drop in operating profit. <ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-44871693\|title=Shortbread firm hit by butter price surge\|date=2018-07-18\|access-date=2019-03-26\|language=en-GB}}</ref> ==Locations== ~~Walkers~~Walker's Shortbread have their headquarters at [[Aberlour House (building)\|Aberlour House]] in [[Aberlour]] and have a production site in [[Elgin, Moray\|Elgin]].<ref>{{cite web \|url= https://www.walkersshortbread.com/history-heritage/ \|title=History & Heritage \|date=2023 \|work=WalkersShortbread.com \|access-date=3 December 2023}} {{Self-published source\|ABOUTSELF=y\|reason=Company's own website, but probably reliable enough as to basic company facts.}}</ref> ==See also== [[List of shortbread biscuits and cookies]] [[Scottish cuisine]] ==References== Line 50 ⟶ 47: ==External links== *[https://www.walkersshortbread.com Official site] [[Category:Scottish brands]] Line 60 ⟶ 57: [[Category:Companies based in Moray]] [[Category:Shortbread]] [[Category:Family-owned companies of Scotland]] [[Category:Aberlour]]