ORGANIC vegetable business Abel & Cole has been bought by William Jackson, the company behind the Aunt Bessies brand.

Hull-headquartered William Jackson Food Group has acquired £35m turnover Abel & Cole for an undisclosed sum. Norman Soutar, chief executive of the William Jackson Food Group, said: "We are a 160-year-old family business with strong values and are delighted to be welcoming Abel & Cole, a business we have admired for many years, to our family. "Abel & Cole has some exciting plan......for the full story register now for free or login below...