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1939 Opened a new factory in Brentford called Mint House | 1939 Opened a new factory in Brentford called Mint House | ||
1953 Fire damaged the factory and the Joice's had to sell the company and production was moved to a factory in Camberley | |||
1954 Public company incorporated | 1954 Public company incorporated | ||
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1957 Acquired by [[H. S. Whiteside and Co]]<ref>The Times July 27, 1957</ref> | 1957 Acquired by [[H. S. Whiteside and Co]]<ref>The Times July 27, 1957</ref> | ||
1967 H S Whiteside was put into liquidation | 1967 H. S. Whiteside was put into liquidation | ||
1968 Fire damaged the business | |||
Later owned by [[Cavenham Foods]] | Later owned by [[Cavenham Foods]] | ||
Revision as of 08:33, 10 October 2024
of Bristol
Chocolate and sugar confectionery manufacturer
1937 Elizabeth Joice and her husband Patrick, started a cottage confectionery business making honeycomb mint-flavoured crisps and named after Elizabeth and taking Shaw from her former employer Page and Shaw
1939 Opened a new factory in Brentford called Mint House
1953 Fire damaged the factory and the Joice's had to sell the company and production was moved to a factory in Camberley
1954 Public company incorporated
1955 Unexpected severe loss[1]
1957 Acquired by H. S. Whiteside and Co[2]
1967 H. S. Whiteside was put into liquidation
1968 Fire damaged the business
Later owned by Cavenham Foods
Became part of Famous Names[3]
1981 Management buy out of Famous Names[4]
1985 Acquired by Imperial Group
1986 Imperial was acquired by Hanson Trust
c.1987 Name changed to Elizabeth Shaw
1989 Management buy out from Hanson[5]