Galloways Bakers
{{Short description|Chain of bakers in the North-West of the United Kingdom}}
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| name = Galloways Bakers Limited
| logo = File:Galloways Bakers Logo.jpg
| type = Limited
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| num_locations = 25
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| industry = Food (Bakery Group)
| products = Pies, pastries and sandwiches; baked goods
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| foundation = Wigan, England {{start date and age|df=yes|1971}}
| location = Wigan, United Kingdom
| homepage = {{Official website|http://www.gallowaysbakers.co.uk/}}
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Galloways Bakers is a British chain of bakers and pie shops, which is based in Wigan.{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/02293794|title=Galloways Bakers Limited|publisher=Companies House|accessdate=8 January 2019}} It specialises in savoury baked products such as pies, pasties, barms and sweet items including confectionery and cream cakes. As of 2020, it has 25 stores across the North West region of England.
History
Galloways Bakers was founded by Ronald and Patricia Galloway in 1971, it started from a single store in the Newtown area of Wigan, which was named The Pie Shop. By late 1970s the company had grown to four premises, and its name was eventually changed to Galloways Family Bakers.{{cite web|title=Our Story Galloways Bakers|accessdate=8 January 2019|website=www.gallowaysbakers.co.uk|url=https://www.gallowaysbakers.co.uk/our-story.php}} In 1989 it became a Limited Company, and throughout the 1990s and 2000s it expanded the number of stores across the North West. In 2017 the store introduced a special range of baked goods in support of Wigan Warriors reaching the Challenge Cup final.{{cite web|url=https://www.wigantoday.net/news/take-a-bite-for-warriors-1-8720404|title=Take a bite for Warriors|publisher=Wigan Today|date=24 August 2017}}
In the early 2000s the Galloways sold the business to a long time employee who still owns the company over 20 years later.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=June 2024}}
During the COVID-19 pandemic, all of its 25 stores were shut for nearly two months due to the national lockdown.{{cite news|url= https://www.wigantoday.net/news/uk-news/wigan-bakery-galloways-set-reopen-some-its-shops-next-week-2858835 |title=Wigan bakery Galloways set to reopen some of its shops next week|date= 20 May 2020|newspaper=Wigan Today}} Starting in late May 2020 a phased reopening of its branches was brought in, after the company introduced social distancing measures to its shops.{{cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/galloways-bakery-reveals-number-changes-18316376.amp|title=Galloways bakery reveals number of changes as it reopens some of its shops|date=27 May 2020|newspaper=Manchester Evening News}}
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.gallowaysbakers.co.uk/}}
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Category:Bakeries of the United Kingdom
Category:Companies based in Wigan
Category:British companies established in 1971
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