Patak's

{{Short description|British brand of South-Asian foodstuffs}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

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|name = Patak's

|logo = Patak's Brand Logo.gif

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|type = Indian food

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|foundation = 1957

|founder = {{bulletedlist|Shanta Pathak|Lakshmishankar Pathak}}

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|location = Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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|key_people = Kirit Pathak OBE (1952–2021)

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|industry = Food manufacture

|products = Ready meals, Indian sauces

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|parent = Associated British Foods

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Patak's is a UK brand of Indian-style curry pastes, sauces and spices. It was founded in 1957 by wife-and-husband team Gujarati-British entrepreneurs Shanta Pathak and Lakshmishankar Pathak, who came to Britain, penniless, with their family as refugees from Kenya, and acquired by Associated British Foods in May 2007 for £200 million.{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1552987/Family-sells-Pataks-curry-firm-for-200m.html | title=Family sells Patak's curry firm for £200m | newspaper=The Telegraph|location=London | date=30 May 2007 | author=Wallop, Harry}}

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The company supplies 75%[http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2090259,00.html Founding family sells Patak's], The Guardian, 29 May 2007 of British curry houses with sauces and mixed spices, and supplies major retailers throughout Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand.