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Watson's
| Watson's Buscuits PLC | |
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| General Information | |
| Type: | Public (NESX: WAT) |
| Founded: | 2010 |
| Location: | Inverell |
| Industry: | Food & Beverages |
| Products: | Buscuits Cakes Snack Foods |
| Turnover: |  C440 million (2051) |
| Employees: | 2,600 |
| Administration | |
| Chairman: | Normie McRae |
| Chief Executive: | Larry English |
Watson's (properly named Watson's Buscuits PLC) is the largest manufactueur of buscuits and cakes in New England. Established ion 2010 and based in Inverell, Watson's employs about 2,600 staff across the country.
The company began as a side-industry for wheat famers at the height of the Civil War, and has grown today to become one of New England's major corporate entities.
History
Products
Watson's produces a large range of buscuits, cakes and snack foods. Some are locally made and sold, while others are made by licence from overseas. The most popular of these are:
- Choc-Brik Buscuits
- Shreadariffic!
- Wally Wafers
Facilities
Most of Watson's products are produced from the company's main factory in Inverell. In addition to this facility, there are also a number of other smaller factories which produce many of the boutique lines for the company:
- Ashford Mill (boutique buscuits and puddings)
- Bingara Cake Factory (boutique cakes)
- Inverell Processing Centre (main factory of Waton's)
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