Fropax
From Graces Guide
of West Smithfield, vegetable merchants
1952 Incorporated as a private company
1959 One of 7 British firms distributing frozen food nationally[1]
1963 Merger of frozen food interests: Fropax, Frood and Eskimo. Associated Fisheries acquired a 20 percent interest in Glacier Foods and held 20 percent of the equity in Fropax; Union International Co continued to control Fropax; J Lyons continued to control Glacier Foods; Fropax acquired Eskimo Foods[2]
1964 Acquired the frozen foods business of J. Lyons and Co, Frood Ltd
1967 Merger of Findus and Fropax; Nestle, which owned Findus, would own 50 percent of the new company; Union International and Lyons would own the other half[3].
1969 Name changed to Findus (U.K.) Ltd
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Sources of Information
- Companies house filings