Patak's

Patak's
Indian food
Industry Food manufacture
Founded 1957
Founder Lakshmishankar Pathak and Shanta Pathak
Headquarters Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Key people
 Chairman, Kirit Pathak.
Products Ready meals, Indian sauces
Parent Associated British Foods
Website www.pataks.co.uk

Patak's is a brand of Indian-style curry pastes, sauces and spices. It was founded by husband-and-wife team Lakshmishankar Pathak and Shanta Pathak, a Gujarati-British entrepreneur. The company is now owned by Associated British Foods.

A Patak's bread company

The company supplies 75%[1] of British curry houses with sauces and mixed spices, and sells ready meals to all the major UK supermarkets and other major retailers throughout Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. Patak's was sold to Associated British Foods on 30 May 2007 for £200 million.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Founding family sells Patak's, The Guardian, 29 May 2007
  2. ↑ Wallop, Harry (30 May 2007). "Family sells Patak's curry firm for £200m". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  • Official website
  • "Patak family feud 'is settled'". BBC News. 24 April 2004. Retrieved 22 February 2013.


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