Originally manufactured by Peek Freans, these biscuits were named after which patriot and soldier, following his visit to the UK in 1854?
"Bourbon biscuit The Bourbon biscuit (; is a sandwich style biscuit consisting of two thin rectangular dark chocolate–flavoured biscuits with a chocolate buttercream filling. The biscuit was introduced in 1910 (originally under the name ""Creola"") by the biscuit company Peek Freans, of Bermondsey, London, originator of the Garibaldi biscuit. The new name was taken from the European royal House of Bourbon. A 2009 survey found that the Bourbon biscuit was the fifth most popular biscuit in the UK to dunk into tea. The small holes in bourbon biscuits are to prevent the biscuits from cracking or breaking and to allow"
"Peek Freans Peek Freans is the name of a former biscuit making company based in Bermondsey, London, which is now a global brand of biscuits and related confectionery owned by various food businesses. Owned but not marketed in the UK and Europe by United Biscuits, in the United States and Canada the brand is owned by Mondelēz International, whilst in Pakistan the brand is owned by English Biscuit Manufacturers. James Peek (1800–1879) was one of three brothers born in Dodbrooke, Devon, to a well-off family. In 1821 the three brothers founded a tea importation company, established as Peek Brothers and"
"Peek Freans Peek Freans is the name of a former biscuit making company based in Bermondsey, London, which is now a global brand of biscuits and related confectionery owned by various food businesses. Owned but not marketed in the UK and Europe by United Biscuits, in the United States and Canada the brand is owned by Mondelēz International, whilst in Pakistan the brand is owned by English Biscuit Manufacturers. James Peek (1800–1879) was one of three brothers born in Dodbrooke, Devon, to a well-off family. In 1821 the three brothers founded a tea importation company, established as Peek Brothers and"
"return from overseas duty as a soldier in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, George Weston considered selling the company to competitor Christie, Brown and Company. A letter from Garfield, from the trenches of war-torn France, in which he asked his father to hold on until his return home, convinced George Weston not to sell his business. In 1922, George and Garfield Weston undertook a new and somewhat risky venture with the introduction of ""English Quality Biscuits."" While in England as a young Canadian soldier, Garfield had toured the world-famous British biscuit factories and came away convinced that a similar product could"
"supply shortages forced the company to discontinue some lines of biscuits but George Weston Limited struggled through and remained profitable. The company also played a part in the war effort, supplying biscuits to Canadian troops overseas. One photograph, taken in front of the Weston’s Biscuit Factory, showed delivery wagons with banners that read, ""For Our Soldier Boys Fighting in France."" The war also personally touched George Weston and family, with eldest son Garfield volunteering for overseas duty as a ""Sapper"" in the Canadian Expeditionary Force from 1917 to 1919. While in uniform Garfield toured the world-famous British biscuit factories and"
"attorney, and operated under V.K Brothers."" In 1918, C.H. Holmes, an English businessman in Kolkata, was taken on as a partner and The Britannia Biscuit Company Limited (BBCo) was launched. The Mumbai factory was set up in 1924 and Peek Freans UK, acquired a controlling interest in BBCo. Biscuits were in high demand during World War II, which gave a boost to the company’s sales. The company name was changed to the current ""Britannia Industries Limited"" in 1979. In 1982 the American company Nabisco Brands, Inc. acquired the parent of Peek Freans and became a major foreign shareholder. Kerala businessman"
"biscuits to Queen Victoria. He was granted a patent in the USA on 1 May 1849, and in 1852 the first gold medal for the new flour was issued to a Chicago firm using the Bristol formula. It took Jones some years to convince the British Admiralty of the benefits of using the new flour in preference to the hard biscuits to which sailors were accustomed. Jones emphasised the benefits to the sailors of having fresh bread throughout their voyages. Finally, in 1855, his flour was approved for use of participants in the Crimean War, partly at the behest of"
"the biscuit business. One of his nieces, Hannah Peek, had recently married George Hender Frean, a miller and ship biscuit maker in Devon, so Peek wrote to Frean asking him to manage the new biscuit business. The partners registered their business in 1857 as Peek, Frean & Co. Ltd, based in a disused sugar refinery on Mill Street in Dockhead, South East London, in the west of Bermondsey. With a quickly expanding business, in 1860 Peek engaged his friend James Carr, the apprenticed son of the Carlisle-based Scottish milling and biscuit making family, Carr's. From 1861, the company started exporting"
"for about half of the price of imported English biscuits. Two months later, the company reported its production line working 24 hours a day, trying to keep up with demand. It soon began adding additional varieties of biscuits to the new line, promoted with the slogan, ""Biscuits as They Are Made in England."" In February 1924, George Weston arrived at Toronto’s Union Station from an out-of-town business trip as the season’s worst blizzard paralysed the city. With no streetcars or taxis running, he trudged home on foot through the snow. On his arrival, he collapsed and was rushed to bed"
"biscuits to Australia, but outgrew their premises from 1870 after agreeing to fulfil an order from the French Army for of biscuits for the ration packs supplied to soldiers fighting the Franco-Prussian War. After hostilities ended, the French Government ordered a further /11 million sweet Pearl biscuits in celebration of the end of the Siege of Paris, and further flour supplies for Paris in 1871 and 1872, with financing undertaken by their bankers the Rothschilds. The consequential consumer demands of emigrating French expatriate soldiers, allowed the company to start exporting directly to Ontario, Canada from the mid-1870s. In 1865 Peek"
"company Peek Freans in 1861 following the recruitment of Jonathan Carr, one of the great biscuit makers of Carlisle. In the United States, the Sunshine Biscuit Company for many years made a popular version of the Garibaldi with raisins which it called ""Golden Fruit"". Sunshine was bought out by the Keebler Company which briefly expanded the line to include versions filled with other fruits. The entire Golden Fruit product line was discontinued when the Keebler company became a division of Kellogg's in 2001. Varieties covered with plain or milk chocolate have also been marketed in the past, but appear not"
"Hector Laing, Baron Laing of Dunphail Hector Laing, Baron Laing of Dunphail (12 May 1923 – 21 June 2010) was a British businessman. The son of Hector Laing and Margaret Norrie Grant was educated at the Loretto School in Musselburgh and Jesus College, Cambridge. Laing served as a tank commander in the Scots Guards between 1942 and 1947, and reached the rank of a Captain. He was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the US Bronze Star during campaign in France in 1944-45. Laing followed his father, and grandfather Alexander Grant, inventor of the digestive biscuit, into the McVitie & Price"
"the United States. In 1801, Josiah Bent began a baking operation in Milton, Massachusetts, selling ""water crackers"" or biscuits made of flour and water that would not deteriorate during long sea voyages from the port of Boston. His company later sold the original hardtack crackers used by troops during the American Civil War. These were commercial versions/refinements of the hardtack biscuits which had long been used by the British Royal Navy and other European navies. Several versions of water crackers exist in ex-British colonies, such as Jamaica, where ""Excelsior"" brand water biscuits are a popular breakfast/snack staple. They are often"
"Military biscuit The Military Biscuit (; ; ; ;) is a food component of the Swiss army. Oscar J. Kambly, the second-generation boss of the traditional swiss company ""Kambly SA"", developed the recipe for flavor-neutral pastries in 1959. It was to replace the military Zwieback known as ""Bundesziegel"" in German language (federal brick) and should be compatible with cheese or sausage as well as with chocolate. It should have a shelf life of at least three years. Since 1959, the army has distributed about a million servings of the military biscuits to the soldiers every year. The military biscuits are"
"transportable food source that could endure harsh conditions and Borden marketed the meat biscuit as a suitable solution. Borden was operating a factory in Galveston to produce meat biscuits by 1851, and the product won him the Great Council Medal at the 1851 London World's Fair. Notably, explorer Elisha Kane even carried a supply of meat bicuits on the Second Grinnell Expedition into the Arctic. However, Borden had been relying heavily upon the United States Army to issue him a lucrative contract to supply meat biscuits for use by American soldiers. When the military declined to buy into the product,"
"sold to the European food conglomerate BSN (now known as Groupe Danone), and many of the international subsidiaries were sold off locally to in-country investors, e.g. EBM. As part of its cost cutting, BSN ended use and marketing of the brand in the UK, which allowed it to shut the factory in Bermondsey. In September 2004 United Biscuits bought what was by then known as the Jacob's Biscuit Group for £240M from Groupe Danone. In 2017, the Peek Frean trademark was acquired by the great-great-great-grandson of Francis Peek, the first Chairman of Peek Frean and the son of James Peek."
"Peek, Frean and Co was established in 1857 at Dockhead, Bermondsey by James Peek and George Hender Frean. They moved to a larger plant in Clements Road in 1866, leading to the nickname 'Biscuit Town' for Bermondsey, where they continued baking until the brand was discontinued in 1989. Bermondsey, specifically Blue Anchor Lane, was also the location of the world's first food canning business, established in 1812, by Donkin, Hall and Gamble. To the east of Tower Bridge, Bermondsey's of riverside were lined with warehouses and wharves, of which the best known is Butler's Wharf. They suffered severe damage in"
"the 1958 Kentucky Derby and decided that the name of the winning horse, Tim Tam, was perfect for a planned new line of biscuits. Apart from Penguins, products similar to Tim Tams include ""Temptins"" from Dick Smith Foods, New Zealand's ""Chit Chats"", Australian Woolworths' home brand product ""Choccy Slams"", the Coles Supermarkets' brand ""Chocolate Surrenders"" biscuits, and various similar ""home-brand"" products marketed by British supermarkets. In 2003, Arnott's sued Dick Smith Foods over their ""Temptin""' brand of chocolate biscuits, which Arnott's alleged had diluted their trademark as a similar biscuit, in similarly-designed packaging. The case was settled out of court."
"American War of Independence, Potter was one of the principal victualling contractors for the British Army and the principal supplier of Ship's bisket (bread), flour and many other provisions to the British Navy. Together with his partner Aaron Moody he established the first steam-powered corn mill and bakery in the world in 1781 at Chapel Mill, Southampton. In 1783, at the end of the war, Potter set up a chain of bakeries in London to supply the city with cheap bread. much to the consternation of the Baker's Company. He must have overstretched himself for on 15 April 1783 he"
"biscuits were baked by George Burton (born 1829, Leek, Staffordshire), who began production on Corporation Street, Blackpool, Lancashire. The Burton's Biscuits firm was founded by George's grandson, Joseph Burton, in 1935. It had a factory in Slough, Berkshire, until the early 1980s, manufacturing potato crisps and snacks, including Potato Puffs and Fish 'n' Chips savoury snacks. In 2014 Burton's re-launched their Fish 'n' Chips snacks due to popular demand. In 2000, the business was sold by Associated British Foods to Hicks Muse Tate & Furst. On 18 March 2007, Burton's was acquired by Duke Street Capital. In September 2009, Burton's"
"Biscuits donated over 21,000 Vienna Fingers and Hydrox cookies to a contingent of American troops from Fort Eustis Army Base. The company's action was a follow up to a similar Sunshine shipment sent to troops during the 1990–1991 Gulf War and a soldier's scrawled response note on an Oreo box, ""Please deploy cookies."" In the company's words, ""the donation of these cookie favorites will give the troops a taste of home and make their time away from their families a little more pleasant."" The Vienna Fingers and Hydrox cookies were brought with the troops to the refugee-filled border area between"
"their first bakery in Canada, located on Bermondsey Road in East York, Ontario, which still today produces Peek Freans branded products.. After 126 years, the London factory was closed by then owner BSN on Wednesday 26 May 1989. Left derelict for a long period, the former premises were eventually redeveloped into what today is called the Tower Bridge Business Complex. In late 2011, a tinned Christmas pudding was discovered at the back of a kitchen cupboard in Poole, Dorset. Donated to the museum at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, it was a ""Peek, Frean & Co's Teetotal Plum Pudding—London, High Class Ingredients"
"producing biscuits for the army, and two of JML Baumann's sons were fighting the Germans in the then German colony of South West Africa (now Namibia). The factory was put under government protection to prevent further damage. Due to the anti-German sentiment in 1915, the company's name was changed from Baumann's to Bakers Limited. In 1918 Baumann's son, William, opened a biscuit factory in Cape Town, the business was registered in October 1918 as Selected Products Ltd, trading as Baumann's Biscuits. William sold the company back to Bakers Limited in 1922 but continued to operate it as a subsidiary. At"
"The Toronto-based foundation disbursed $500,000 to other Canadian charities in 2016, according to its tax return filed with the Canada Revenue Agency. Notes and citations Sources Colonel Sanders Colonel Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890December 16, 1980) was an American businessman, best known for founding fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (now known as KFC) and later acting as the company's brand ambassador and symbol. His name and image are still symbols of the company. The title 'colonel' was honorary – a Kentucky Colonel – not the military rank. Sanders held a number of jobs in his early"
"advising customers that Weston products may not always be available: We regret being unable to supply your grocer regularly with Weston's English Quality Biscuits. Our factories are working at top speed to help supply the biscuit needs of the armed forces of the United Nations. Even the ovens that bake the famous Weston's Soda Biscuits are now turning out ""Iron Rations"" for our fighting men. Another wartime ad noted that the company's products were with the 8th Army of the North African campaign. ""Those fighting lads who drove Rommel out of Egypt and Libya have been getting Weston's English Quality"
"and hot dog (both traditional American foods), peanut butter, iced tea, and cotton candy. It is more likely, however, that these food items were first introduced to mass audiences and popularized by the fair. Dr Pepper and Puffed Wheat cereal were first introduced to a national audience at the fair. Daughter of slaves, Annie Fisher, brought her beaten biscuits, which were already famous in her hometown of Columbia, Missouri. The exposition awarded Fisher's biscuits a gold medal. They would later be enjoyed by President William Howard Taft on his 1911 visit to Missouri. Though not the debut as many foods"
"biscuit bars such as Rocky, Classic, Echo, Crunch Creams and children's favourite Party Rings. They are also known for their Sports Biscuits (invented by David Glen in 1971). The company also makes Own Brand biscuit products for a number of supermarkets and makes Farley’s Rusks for Heinz. The Production Director for a number of years was James Montgomerie, father of golfer Colin Montgomerie. The company was founded in 1853 by Michael Spedding, who worked from his small bakehouse in Batley making ""eatables"" to sell at feasts and fairs held throughout the north of England. His daughter Hannah provided the name"
"birth of Christie's second son, William ""Willie"" Christie, when an illness, disease or virus claimed the lives of 8-year-old James and 8-month-old Willie. Christie also had a third son: Robert Jaffray. Christie Street and Christie Pits in Toronto are named after him. Christie subway station is named after the street. William Mellis Christie William Mellis Christie (5 January 1829 – 14 June 1900) is the namesake for the Canadian Mr. Christie brand of cookies and biscuits. Christie was born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the only child of John Christie and Jane Grant. He apprenticed as a baker before arriving in"
"Guidelines Manual"" is available in portable document format at San Diego County's office web site.) The town is known for its apple pie and its annual Julian Apple Days Festival, which began in 1949. The town was named by former Confederate soldier Drue Bailey after his cousin Mike Julian, also a former Confederate soldier who later was elected San Diego County Assessor. The first European settlers were ""Cockney Bill"" Williams from England and John Wesley Horrell, who both arrived in the area in 1850 or 1851. After the American Civil War, in 1869, A.E. ""Fred"" Coleman, a former slave, crossed"
"of discovery made by Captain James Cook, R.N., who named the Sandwich Islands in his honour, and as the namesake of the sandwich. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Earl. He sat as Member of Parliament for Brackley and Huntingdonshire and served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household and as Master of the Buckhounds. His son, the sixth Earl, also represented Huntingdonshire in Parliament. He was succeeded by his son, the seventh Earl. He held office in the first two Conservative administrations of the Earl of Derby as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Master of the"
"Queen Elizabeth II, represented by The Colonel of The Regiment Major-General Sir Evelyn John Webb-Carter KCB, due to the ill health of the Queen's representative, the regiments Colonel-in-Chief the Duke of Wellington. The regiment had a beer called Havercake Ale named in their honour by the Timothy Taylor Brewery, Keighley, to mark the regiment's tercentenary. Timothy Taylor, the founder of the brewery, had served in an antecedent unit of the regiment during 1859. Since then other members of the family and employees had also enlisted as a 'Duke'. On 12 November 2005, the Regiment was awarded the ""Keys to the"
"other public events such as parades, where they were sold to raise money to support the war effort. At the time they were often called ""soldier's biscuits"", and the fundraising that was organised by the Patriotic Funds accumulated 6.5 million pounds to support New Zealand troops in the war. Today, Anzac biscuits are manufactured commercially for retail sale. Because of their historical military connection with the ANZACs and ANZAC Day, these biscuits are still used as a fundraising item for the Royal New Zealand Returned Services' Association (RSA) and the Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL). Special collectors old-style"
"cake, canned pears, and the spaghetti & meatballs. In 1973, Army Colonel Henry Moak was issued a MCI ration during his stay in Vietnam. Included in the MCI ration was a can of pound cake, manufactured in 1969. He kept the unopened can and vowed to eat the pound cake when he retired from the Army. On July 24, 2009, with news media and dignitaries in attendance, Moak opened the forty-year-old can and ate the contents. He noted that the pound cake still looked and smelled like fresh pound cake. Throughout the Marine Corps 'Beef Slices w/. Potatoes' were known"