the original manufacturing took the form of a biscuit factory, on the pinnacles. owned and run as a co-op, it provided employment to the town for over 50 years, before closing in 2002. it has since been demolished and the site now has small industrial units. at its peak, the factory employed over 500 people. at the time of its closure, the owner was burton's foods ltd. an £8 million production line – installed in 1999 – was left to rust in the car park upon the closure of the factory.