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Launched in 1910 by Duncan's of Edinburgh, [3] Walnut Whip is Nestlé Rowntree's oldest current brand. Over one million walnuts, most of them imported from China and India, are used every week in the manufacture of Walnut Whips at Halifax, West Yorkshire. [citation needed] Nestlé claim that almost one Walnut Whip is eaten every two seconds in ...
The Walnut Whip was launched in 1910. [4] By 1916 the Beaverhall factory was six times its original size and business was flourishing. [5] The business was acquired by Rowntree in 1927 but retained the Duncan's brand name. In 1967 the Edinburgh factory was closed to all items and concentrated solely on the Walnut Whip.
In 1890, to cater for this increased demand, Rowntree acquired a 20-acre site at Haxby Road on the outskirts of York. [16] The Tanner's Moat site had become too small for Rowntree's needs, and the company had noted the success of Cadbury's purpose-built factory in Bournville. [16] In 1893, the company introduced Rowntree's Fruit Gums. [17]
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Between 1982 and 1987, the number of UK staff was reduced from 19,700 to 15,600. [7] In 1987 Rowntree operated 25 factories in nine countries and employed 33,000 people, including close to 16,000 in its eight UK operations. [7] Group turnover was £1.4 billion, with the UK and Ireland accounting for 40 per cent of the total. [7]
After purchasing Rowntree-Macintosh in 1988, Nestlé sold the Fox's Brand and its Leicester site to Northern Foods in 2001. The company was sold to Big Bear Ltd in 2003. Big Bear Confectionery had sites in Blackburn, Leicester and Nimbus.
Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles (rebranded in Australia as Wonka Fruit Pastilles after the 1988 acquisition of Rowntree's by Nestlé, Fruit Joy in Italy; Frutips in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan) are small round sweets measuring about 1.5 cm (0.6 in) in diameter; they have a jelly-like consistency, and are covered with sugar.
rowntrees.co.uk/fruitgums Rowntree's Fruit Gums are circular sweets formerly made by Rowntree's , who were later acquired by Nestlé . There are five flavours, each of a different colour: strawberry (originally raspberry), orange, lemon, blackcurrant, and lime.