Why did huntley and palmers close down

There are specimens of different types of packaging and some original artwork for packaging and promotional material. Production records include records of the purchase of raw materials; recipes; productivity figures; records of wedding cakes made ; and plant and machinery records. Sales records cover both home and export sales from the s onwards and include price lists; order books; trade comparisons and analyses. Personnel records include details of wages and employees c not comprehensive ; records of staff absence, accidents and factory closures c; sick fund details ; details of Christmas gifts to staff ; papers concerning industrial relations c; minutes of the Workers Representation Committee ; conditions of work , and rules and regulations Album subjects include celebration cakes and international exhibitions ; presentations of sports and long service awards , and the visit of the Queen Mother to the factory in There are various personal papers of the Palmer family c, including personal correspondence; papers of George Palmer about his work as an MP; obituaries; visiting cards; a family tree tracing the Huntleys and Palmers back to the early seventeenth century; and wills, baptism and marriage certificates.

Some of the personal papers show the relationship between the family and the firm, such as notices of congratulation sent on behalf of the employees to various Palmers when they got married. It has also tied up with the Women's Institute to encourage trial and is offering 2m money-off coupons to Mail on Sunday readers. If you have an opinion on this or any other issue raised on Brand Republic, join the debate in the Forum here. Stay signed in. Forgotten password? Get the very latest news and insight from Campaign with unrestricted access to campaignlive.

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As the business expanded George Palmer, who by then was in control of the business, identified the need for larger premises and opened the Kings Road factory in A rail network was built for the factory and subsequently biscuits were easily and cheaply transported all over the country. The original shop in London Street was demolished many years ago and replaced by a modern building with a pastiche of the original shop.

There is one remaining part of the factory left on the Kings Road site. Print this page. Archive Look back into the past using the Legacies' archives. Find nearly tales from around the country in our collection.