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Patak's

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Patak's
Company typeIndian food
IndustryFood manufacture
Founded1957
FounderShanta Pathak and Lakshmishankar Pathak
HeadquartersLeigh, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Key people
Chairman, Kirit Pathak OBE (1952-2021)
ProductsReady meals, Indian sauces
ParentAssociated British Foods
Websitepataks.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Patak's is a UK brand of Indian-style curry pastes, sauces and spices. It was founded in 1957 by wife-and-husband team Gujarati-British entrepreneurs Shanta Pathak and Lakshmishankar Pathak, who came to Britain, penniless, with their family as refugees from Kenya, and acquired by Associated British Foods in May 2007 for £200 million.[1][2]

A Patak's bread company

The company supplies 75%[1] of British curry houses with sauces and mixed spices, and supplies major retailers throughout Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. London.
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