Rowntree's
of The Cocoa Works, Wigginton Road, York
1862 Rowntree was founded, in York, by Henry Isaac Rowntree when he bought the business of Samuel Tuke and Co
1869 He was joined by his brother the philanthropist Joseph Rowntree
1882 Introduced Chocolate Beans, later called Smarties[1]
1897 Rowntree and Co was registered on 3 March, to take over the business of H. I. Rowntree and Co, manufacturers of cocoa, chocolate etc. [2]
1933 Black Magic was launched.
1935 Introduced Kit Kat.[3] and Aero. Acquired A. Romary and Co
1948 Introduced Polo Mints.
1967 The Restrictive Practices Court abolished resale price fixing in chocolate and confectionery[4]
1967 Acquired Sun-Pat Products
1969 Rowntree's merged with rival Mackintosh to become Rowntree Mackintosh.
Rowntree's was also responsible for such British chocolate and confectionery favourites as Smarties, Aero and Fruit Pastilles.
See Also
Sources of Information
- [3] Wikipedia