Former Elisabeth the Chef factory auctioned for £2.5m

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Nov, 17:38 · Archive

The former Elisabeth the Chef dessert factory near Worcester is being auctioned with a guide price of £2.5 million after closing in August.

The former Elisabeth the Chef dessert factory in Lower Broadheath near Worcester is to be auctioned on 11 November with a guide price of £2.5 million. The 8.27-acre site on Martley Road closed in August, resulting in all 367 members of staff being made redundant.

Elisabeth the Chef had been based at the factory since 1995. In its heyday during the 1990s, the chilled desserts company had tie-ins with the Premier League and the Spice Girls. It was acquired by Leeds-based Country Style in 2017, and plans to shut down the site were revealed earlier this year.

Property auctioneer Allsop is marketing the factory as a 'former food manufacturing facility with warehouse and office accommodation' totalling 8,883 square metres. The site is described as an 'asset management and potential redevelopment opportunity' that might lend itself to a 'variety of alternative uses', subject to necessary consents being obtained. The property comprises several large, interconnecting manufacturing buildings with food preparation areas, staff welfare facilities, loading and warehouse accommodation, along with two main office blocks.

How it is being reported

• Former Worcestershire dessert factory goes up for sale for £2.5mA FORMER dessert factory near Worcester is set to be auctioned off.Worcester News · 2 Nov, 17:08
• Former Worcestershire dessert factory goes up for sale for £2.5mA FORMER dessert factory near Worcester is set to be auctioned off.Malvern Gazette · 2 Nov, 17:08

In this story: Elisabeth the Chef · Lower Broadheath · Country Style · Worcester · Allsop · Premier League · Spice Girls

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