Economy Alert: Brown's Original Banbury Cakes Factory Shuts After 400 Years Amid Cost of Living Crisis

Economy alert: Brown's Original Banbury Cakes factory shuts after 400 years amid cost of living crisis

A UK cake company has shut down after 400 years of business in yet another blow to Britain's economy

British cake company with secret recipe shuts down after hundreds of years

Brown’s Original Banbury Cakes, based in Oxfordshire, has been making its iconic spiced currant pastry since the early 1600s, but the business was voluntarily dissolved on April 7 Joe Smith News Reporter and Alex Evans Deputy Audience Editor 22:07, 28 Apr 2026Updated 22:13, 28 Apr 2026 A British cake company has shut down after an incredible 400 years of trading. Brown’s Original Banbury Cakes, situated in Banbury, Oxfordshire, had been operate…