Sayers was formed out of the desire to provide only the finest and freshest baked products combined with a consistent and high quality service Another North West institution, Warburtons, bought Sayers in 1990, adding the company to the mix of family bakers it started buying after the Second World War, among them Sayers' sister bakery chain Hampsons That first shop in a basement kitchen still forms part of the of the Sayers chain and is now only one of the 158 places throughout the region where you can buy Sayers sandwiches, pies, savouries and cakes That desire is still at the forefront of the company’s philosophy and Sayers the Better Bakers is continuing to set new standards in what is a fiercely competitive industry Such was the appetite for the Sayers range that it was only a few more years before the business again expanded in 1925, when a larger bakery in Aintree Road, Bootle, was opened