Barratt and Co (Confectionery)
of Mayes Road, Wood Green, London
Known for products including DipDab, Refreshers, Sherbet Fountain, Fruit Salad, Black Jack and Wham.
1848 Established in London by George Osborne Barratt.
1852 Partnership dissolved. '...the Partnership lately subsisting between us the undersigned, James John Barratt and George Osborne Barratt, both of No. 9, Albert-place, City-road, in the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, in the borough of Finsbury, Pastry Cooks, &c. is dissolved by mutual consent, as and from this day...'[1]
1890 600 hands employed.[2]
1899 Fire damages premises.[3]
1899 Barratt and Co,, the wellknown confectioners, &c., of Wood Green and Shepherdess-walk. Visit of 5,000 schoolchildren to the premises.[4]
By 1906 it was the largest confectionery manufacturer in the world.
1909 Became a limited company. Directors - George William Barratt (Chairman); Frank Barratt; Albert Barratt; Joseph Barratt Stennett; George Osborne Barratt; and Harold Osborn Barratt.[5]
1962 Sold their holding in Caxton Chocolate Co.[6]
1966 Acquired by George Bassett and Co
c.1975 Bassetts closed the Wood Green factory and concentrated all of their production in Sheffield
1989 Acquired by Cadbury Schweppes
2008 Acquired by Tangerine Confectionery
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:23 April 1852 Issue:21312 Page:1163
- ↑ Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper - Sunday 21 September 1890
- ↑ Daily Telegraph & Courier (London) - Thursday 19 October 1899
- ↑ North Middlesex Chronicle - Saturday 30 September 1899
- ↑ South Wales Daily News - Monday 14 June 1909
- ↑ Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition) - Thursday 06 December 1962