The Middleton Group

Established in 1990, Middleton Food Products originally came from Leonard and Sylvia looking for a batter for their chain of Fish and Chip shops. Their desire to use only the best resulted in the Middleton Group building a production facility to manufacture their own blends. Now supplying a complete range of catering and bakery mixes to the food industry, Middleton Food Products operates through a Quality Assurance System that has gained higher level accreditation by EFSIS (European Food Safety Inspection service). With plans in place for further investment and expansion, Middleton Food Products continues to go from strength to strength.

 

 

Middleton Paper Company began as a way of supplying the Middleton Fish and Chip shops with good quality wrapping paper. As the business grew the white new off cuts were being sold through the wholesale business and to other wholesalers. From these early beginnings the paper company has branched out into various diverse markets along the way.

Fine Paper Division - formed in the early 1980's this is the largest of the Paper Divisions. The UPM Shotton Paper Mill initially supplied paper to newspaper printers. The business soon developed from newsprint into other paper grades suitable for magazine and gift-wrap printers. This Division is now located alongside the M6 at J9 in a new bespoke building where fine paper is produced for the merchant trade. Formed in 2008, Vision paper and board is the most recent addition to the Division. It is a new paper merchant operating from offices in the Midlands and the South East which trades directly with printers.

 

 

This is where the group began, initially with a chain of Fish and Chip shops which quickly developed into a cash and carry and delivered wholesale business. The Cash and Carry is now a leading business within the Fish Frying and Catering industries with over 15,000 square feet in floor space.