L to r: Wright and Dobbie
The food manufacturing specialist which supplies savoury and sweet bakery products as well as ready meals to some of the UK’s leading retail and foodservice operators has appointed Ian Dobbie into the new role from this month.
Dobbie is an experienced board director having held a 20-year role as UK managing director and then CEO of global bakery business the Délifrance group, specialising in the supply of frozen bake-off products. He has also held senior positions at Associated British Foods, CPC / Bestfoods and Northern Foods.
The appointment follows a year of significant change for Wrights Food Group which saw retail sales increase by 20% in 2020, a new seasonal range launch with Marks & Spencer alongside the recent introduction of sub brands including two food to go concepts Urban Bistro and commercial food delivery service Wrights Bites and its onsite Sheaf Street bakery.