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William Batchelor | 1895 [[William Batchelor]] discovered a way to can vegetables, such as mushy peas, and formed '''Batchelors Foods'''. | ||
1913 August: Whilst on holiday in Bridlington he died aged 53. His daughter Ella (who became Ella Gaskin), aged 22, took over leadership of the company and developed it to include processed peas, eventually becoming a household name. | |||
WWII Due to staff difficulties and rationing in the war, the company was bought by James Van den Bergh of [[Unilever]] in 1943, where it became part of Van den Bergh Foods (later based in Crawley). | |||
1948, Ella Gaskin retired and her younger brother Maurice Batchelor took over. The company took over [[Poulton and Noel]], another soup company. | |||
1949 The first dried soup, chicken noodle flavour, was sold. | |||
1968 Introduced instant tea [[Ceytea]]<ref>The Times Jan. 14, 1969</ref> | |||
1972 ''Cup A Soup'' was launched. | |||
2001 January: [[Unilever]] took over [[Bestfoods]]. In order to be allowed to take over that company, Unilever had to sell off some brands to meet monopoly regulation requirements. It sold off '''Batchelors''' and '''Oxo''' to [[Campbell's Soups]] | |||
2006 Campbell's UK operations were acquired by [[Premier Foods]] in 2006. | |||
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==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batchelors] Wikipedia | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batchelors] Wikipedia | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:10, 22 March 2025
1895 William Batchelor discovered a way to can vegetables, such as mushy peas, and formed Batchelors Foods.
1913 August: Whilst on holiday in Bridlington he died aged 53. His daughter Ella (who became Ella Gaskin), aged 22, took over leadership of the company and developed it to include processed peas, eventually becoming a household name.
WWII Due to staff difficulties and rationing in the war, the company was bought by James Van den Bergh of Unilever in 1943, where it became part of Van den Bergh Foods (later based in Crawley).
1948, Ella Gaskin retired and her younger brother Maurice Batchelor took over. The company took over Poulton and Noel, another soup company.
1949 The first dried soup, chicken noodle flavour, was sold.
1968 Introduced instant tea Ceytea[1]
1972 Cup A Soup was launched.
2001 January: Unilever took over Bestfoods. In order to be allowed to take over that company, Unilever had to sell off some brands to meet monopoly regulation requirements. It sold off Batchelors and Oxo to Campbell's Soups
2006 Campbell's UK operations were acquired by Premier Foods in 2006.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times Jan. 14, 1969
- [1] Wikipedia