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Arnott decided to try his luck gold mining in 1851, and left for the Turon River diggings alone. [5] He was not successful; he failed to find any gold and eventually returned to life as a baker. [5] [6] In 1865, [5] [6] Arnott established the William Arnott's Steam Biscuit Factory in Newcastle, New South Wales. [2]
The original Arnott's logo depicted a multi-coloured parrot sitting atop a T-shaped perch, eating a cracker biscuit. During a radio interview on ABC, William Arnott's great-great-great-grandson stated that the logo represents the proverb "Honesty is the best policy" where the phrase was constructed from "On his T, is the best pol' (polly) I see".
Arnott's Biscuits became a shareholder in Mills and Ware [4] [5] in 1953 and the company was renamed Arnott's Mills and Ware Ltd. In October 1973 Arnott's became the majority shareholder and in 1991 announced that the factory would be closed in 1992.
The Kingston Biscuit falls under the 'Delicious Creams' family of Arnotts' sweet biscuits. The Kingston is widely available in Australia , sold in most supermarkets in 200 g (7.1 oz) packages of twelve individual biscuits, [ 4 ] or as one of the five biscuits in the Arnott's Assorted Creams 500 g (18 oz) variety pack.
Brockhoff Biscuits was an Australian manufacturer of biscuits founded in 1860 by Adolf F. Brockhoff. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 1963 Arnott's Biscuits and the company merged, although they continued to trade under both names for several years until the "Brockhoff" name was completely dropped in the late 1970s.
Arnott's Shapes are a popular line of savoury biscuits produced by Arnott's in Australia and New Zealand. [1] Over 53 million packets of Shapes are consumed each year in Australia. [2] Shapes were first introduced in 1954, in Victoria, by Brockhoff Biscuits. [3] [4] Savoury was the first flavour, followed soon by Barbecue, Chicken Crimpy, and ...
Buttermilk biscuits can be traced back to the simpler times of the 19th century when many people were employed to work on farms. Out of sheer necessity, they found innovative ways to use whatever ...
Jatz is a brand of malted Australian cracker introduced by Arnott's Biscuits in 1952. [5] The crackers are circular, about 5cm in diameter, lightly salted on one side and have a scalloped edge. [6] It is typically eaten with cheese and cabanossi, [7] dips, Vegemite or by itself. It is available in original, cracked pepper, fat-free and Clix ...