 In 2001 a new factory for the manufacturing of chilled soups was built for Baxters in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire.CCL Foods PLC was purchased by Baxters in July 2003.The firm employed 50 people at its plant in Earls Colne near Colchester in Essex and produces pickles and condiments under the Mary Berry, Peppadew, Pizza Express, Olivaise and Simply Delicious brands and for supermarkets such as Safeway (now Morrisons) and Waitrose.