Category: Press Releases

DUERR’S LAUNCHES PREMIUM 1881 MARMALADE SELECTION

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Premium 1881 Marmalade Selection

F Duerr and Sons Ltd, the UK’s oldest remaining family owned preserves manufacturer, is launching a superior 1881 Seville Orange Marmalade Selection.
Presented in an attractive gift tube, it will contain three 113g jars of Duerr’s premium 1881 Coarse Cut Marmalade, 1881 Medium Cut Marmalade with orange blossom honey and 1881 Fine Cut Marmalade flavoured with Teacher’s Scotch whisky.

Made with the finest Seville oranges, Duerr’s 1881 Selection is due to launch early September in 346 Sainsbury’s stores and 100 larger Tesco stores nationwide retailing at £1.99.
The 1881 Selection will be available in time for consumers to purchase the perfect Christmas gift for marmalade lovers.
Based in Manchester, Duerr’s is an innovative forward thinking company which produces high quality products for everyday use.

F DUERR & SONS PROMOTES PAUL DINEEN TO BOARD MEMBER

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In acknowledgement of his achievements at F Duerr and Sons Ltd, the UK’s oldest remaining family owned preserves manufacturer, Associate Director Paul Dineen has been promoted to become a Main Board Director.

Following a successful management career with several major food manufacturing Companies Paul joined Duerr’s in 1992. He has since overseen the development of their new state of the art manufacturing facility in Wythenshawe together with ensuring the ongoing modernisation of the older site in Old Trafford, Manchester.
Paul, who lives in Wilmslow, will continue to be responsible for all aspects of manufacture on both sites and said of his promotion; “As this is the highest form of recognition the Company can bestow, I’m absolutely delighted to be invited onto the main board and look forward with absolute confidence to the future development of the business.”
Duerr’s produces a range of high quality products for everyday use including fine cut, medium cut and thick cut marmalade, a wide selection of jam, lemon curd and peanut butter.

HALF THE SUGAR – 50% MORE FRUIT!

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Riding on the success of its Half Sugar marmalade, family owned Duerr’s, makers of quality jam and marmalade since 1881, has joined forces with Warburtons to help celebrate the launch of the new Half Loaf. Duerr’s Half Sugar marmalade, which contains half the sugar but 50% more fruit, is suitable for diabetics and can be used as part of a calorie controlled diet.Made at the company’s Floats Road factory in Wythenshawe, Duerr’s Half Sugar marmalade is available to buy from all leading supermarkets including Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose.

Duerr’s produces a range of high quality products for everyday use including fine cut, medium cut and thick cut marmalade, a wide selection of jam, lemon curd and peanut butter.

DIPPY DUERR CAUSING A STIR FOR NATIONAL MARMALADE DAY

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Jon Harrison from Bolton and Bury’s Tower 107.4 FM has been stirring up trouble today,(Wednesday 5th March) at the Duerr’s factory Wythenshaw, in preparation for National Marmalade Day on March 7th.

The Duerr’s team at the Floats Road factory invited the 27-year-old presenter, to come down and find out what really goes on behind the scenes of making marmalade. The only catch, he was to be dressed as the company mascot, Dippy Duerr.

Paul and Vix from The Fairclough Breakfast Show caught up with Jon throughout the morning to find out how he was living up to the challenge of making his very own marmalade.

Tina Mullen, Marketing Manager at Duerr’s commented: “National Marmalade Day is to celebrates the 508th anniversary of the arrival of marmalade in Great Britain in 1495, but it’s also about having fun. So, when Jon Harrison joined us at the factory this morning we couldn’t help but laugh watching him get up to tricks dressed as Dippy Duerr! He was a very good sport”.

As a prize for Jon’s efforts Duerr’s donated 100 free jars of marmalade to Tower 107.4 FM to give away to their listeners.

SPREAD THE WORD ITS NATIONAL MARMALADE DAY!

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Friday 7th March is National Marmalade Day 2003, and celebrates the 508th anniversary of the arrival of marmalade in Great Britain in 1495.

F.Duerr and Sons Ltd, the UK’s oldest remaining family owned preserves manufacturer has been producing jams and marmalade in Manchester since 1881. As founders of National Marmalade Day over eight years ago, Duerr’s have raised £23,000 during the past year for their chosen charity, Francis House, the children’s hospice in Manchester.

The cheque will be officially presented to Francis House by Mark Duerr, managing director of F. Duerr & Sons to commemorate Marmalade Day.

The range comes in all the family favourites: Fine Cut, Thick Cut, and Shredless Seville Orange, Fine Cut Grapefruit, and Fine Cut Half Sugar Seville Orange as well as the over 100 year old recipe for the 1881 range for the discerning Marmalade Connoisseur.

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

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Seven employees at Manchester based F. Duerr & Sons have been celebrating 25 year Service Awards with the company.

Duerr’s, the oldest family run independent preserve manufacturer in the UK has been making preserves since 1881.

Receiving their awards from Chairman Tony Duerr OBE were June Gallagher, Jon Boor, Cath Bucknor, Trevor Williams, Sophie Zawadski, Chris Wood and Johad Singh.

Also present at the ceremony were Managing Director Mark Duerr, and Sales and Marketing Director Richard Duerr.

Commenting on the awards ceremony Chairman Tony Duerr OBE said: “It is personally very pleasing to present these 25 year awards (a fantastic achievement) having worked with all seven over the years. In the case of Jon and Chris their wives (Breda and Monica) also work at Duerr’s. It all adds testimony to our claim to be a committed, family run business.”