Waller and Hartley
of Blackpool, manufacturing and wholesale confectioners
1927 Public issue of shares[1]
1964 Acquired R. Bailey of Preston and Hitchen, Smith and Co of Nelson.
1965 Acquired Edward McGregor of Dundee and Edinburgh[2]
1969 the company made Milady, Waller's, Hacks and Nurse Grant confectionery. White, Hudson and Co was a subsidiary[3]
1969 Acquired the rest of the equity in Angus Confections
1970 Proposed to acquire Carter Penguin Group[4] but the deal did not proceed.
1970 Lemon and Co of Dublin was also a subsidiary[5]
1972 Acquired by S. and K. Holdings[6] (later renamed Barker and Dobson)