Maypole Dairy Co
1898 The company was registered July 1, 1898, to take over the provision businesses of Mr. Geo. Jackson and Messrs. Watson Brothers, the latter trading under the name of the Maypole Dairy Company.
by 1918 was a Public company headed by Sir W. George Watson[1]
1924 Home and Colonial Stores bought the share capital of the company from the Watson family.
1929 Allied Suppliers was formed as a purchasing company for various tea interests; it acquired the tea blending and packing interests of Home and Colonial Stores, Lipton, Maypole Dairy Co, Meadow Dairy Co and Pearks Dairies and would carry on business as warehousemen and provision merchants[2]
1930 Allied Stores was registered to acquire Home and Colonial Stores, Meadow Dairy Co, Maypole Dairy Co, Pearks Dairies and the International Tea Company's Stores and also shares of Lipton Ltd[3] but the merger fell through.
1930 Maypole controlled the Maypole margarine works and the Erith oil works. [4]