[2][1] In 1855, farmer William Herbert Jordan bought Holme Mills in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England.

[7] Bill Jordan became an MBE in the 2005 New Year Honours for services to the food and drink industries.

[8][9] In September 2007, 20% of the company was sold to Associated British Foods, followed by a further 42% in June 2008, becoming fully owned by ABF by 2013.

Its Big Buzz campaign was launched in May 2009 in collaboration with the British Beekeepers' Association and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.

Jordans is the UK's fourth largest cereals manufacturer after Kelloggs, Nestlé and Weetabix.