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Bolton’s legendary bakery Carrs Pasties unveil plans for huge expansion across the country
Exciting plans for Carrs Pasties this years…
Bolton bakery Carrs Pasties has unveiled exciting plans for a huge expansion not only across the town, but across the whole country.
The family-run bakery has been supplying Bolton with freshly baked goods since 1938, and even operate a food truck service – as in a truck stuffed full of pasties and cakes – for events such as weddings, parties and other functions.
But now, Carrs Pasties has unveiled its plans to expand into three new shops throughout the town, a click and collect service and a nationwide delivery service, with hopes for them to be seen and recognised in ‘petrol stations and retail shops up and down the country’.
Joe Carr, managing director at Carrs Pasties, credited the Covid pandemic for the opportunity to sell pasties nationwide, saying the business was forced to ‘innovate’.
@carrspasties / Instagram
@carrspasties / Instagram
He told Bolton News: “We stopped serving fresh from the oven to all our partners and they now have to bake off frozen products. It’s fresher and better quality.”
Carr explained that the pasties are now ‘blast frozen’ straight out of the oven using dry ice, which he claims helps to lock in the beloved Carrs Pasties flavour while also making them easier and safer for distribution.
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He continued: “It’s opened up the whole of the UK and it has been a great success so far. We hope to serve more and more people with what this town is proud of. It’s very exciting.”
A big part of the expansion also aims to adopt an eco-friendlier set-up, with the company aiming to reduce their gas use and make every pasty van electric within the next decade.
@carrspasties / Instagram
@carrspasties / Instagram
Carr said: “Everyone is driving towards a better, greener future. It’s the right thing to do. We never even questioned that we wouldn’t do it. Our target is to also reduce the gas we are using for our ovens and every van in our fleet will be electric in ten years.”
It is also hoped that the new facility will help to provide more employment to the area.
He explained: “There will hopefully be more baking and packing staff but initially there will be an increase of staff on the roads.
“As we continue to expand there will be more retail shops in what we call the Greater Bolton area, so you might see one pop up in Manchester, for example, but it has to be the right opportunity.”
Visit the Carrs Pasties website for more information.