By 2000 the company seemed to lose confidence in itself, a trend that only accelerated after, in 2015, the Aga Rangemaster Group was snapped up by the hard-eyed Americans of the Middleby Corporation.

Aga Rangemaster has blamed “a difficult year” and “challenging market conditions” as it cut almost 200 jobs in 2023. The company, which is headquartered near Nottingham, reduced its ...