Lyons Biscuits
of Blackpool, maker of Maryland Cookies and other biscuits
c.1924 biscuit making by Bee Bee Biscuit Co started in Blackpool
Later acquired by Lyons and name changed to Symbol.
1990 Lyons changed the name of Symbol Biscuits to Lyons Biscuits Ltd.
At the end of 1994, Lyons sold Lyons Biscuits Ltd. to Hillsdown Holdings, which later sold it to a U.S. investment firm which subsequently sold it to large biscuit manufacturer Burton's Foods Ltd.