Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

Registered UK Charity (No. 115342)

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Van Houten

From Graces Guide
November 1890.
April 1893.

Maker of Cocoa and Chocolate products - see Van Houtens Chocolate Co

1963 The Van Houten Chocolate Company of the Netherlands and the associated but independent British company of similar name was sold to W. R. Grace.[1]

1980s After the acquisition by Jacobs Suchard the Van Houten name was applied to the trading division of the group.

1990 The Van Houten brand name was acquired with Jacob Suchard by Philip Morris.



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Sources of Information

  1. The Times February 23, 1963