The trebor family name was found in the usa between 1880 and 1920. Beginning with a description of the biology of sweetness itself, richardson navigates the ancient history of sweets, the incredible range and diversity of candies worldwide, the bizarre figures and practices of the confectionery. Extra cool breeze chewing gum sugar free multipack 3 x 10 pieces. The founders are long dead, and their company, which at its peak sold more than 300 sorts of sweets, is a mere brand. A seemingly nicheinterest commercial history turns out to be a fascinating account of one of our bestloved sweet companies and its eastend. Todays confection is included in the menu for christmas day 1887. Everyone loves mint sweets and trebor mints are perhaps one of our favourites. The location on the lee navigation allowed easy bulk deliveries of sugar carried by barge from londons docks. The trebor story by matthew crampton, 97809566114, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Trebors hard centre in a sugar coating financial times. Just like its bitter lemons, the trebor story has a slightly sour aftertaste. How a tiny family firm making sweets in londons east end became britains biggest.
World book encyclopedia britannica these were our internet i remember the little bank we had to help with the monthly payments. Trebor owner john marks, said he was inspired to write the book to. Hancocks stocks a selection of these mints, both online and in our many confectionery cash and carries across the uk. The book charts the rise of trebor from its beginings in forest gate in 1907 to the cadbury takeover in 1989. Trebor was founded in 1907 when william woodcock a sugar boiler, robert robertson a grocer, sydney herbert marks a salesman and thomas king a grocer each invested. Proving grounds of the mad overlord and its sequels.
Sep 26, 2019 not long after ww2, the trebor factory in forest gate was painted white, with a huge trebor quality sweets branding displayed in green on its exterior. Cadbury also owns trebor bassett, frys and maynards. This was about 41% of all the recorded trebor s in the usa. Long before sugar, the egyptians, chinese and indians also liked to combine honey with fruits and nuts to make natural sweet treats. Today trebor still leads uk mints, but only as a name owned by a global snack giant. While britain has a very rich history as far as sweets go countries such as france, spain and even india have a much richer and more fascinating history as well. A war is generally a conflict between nations, countries, or individuals, for possession of land or a throne, but the holy wars were not such. Title eaw031979 the trebor sweets factory and chesterfield central railway station, chesterfield, 1950. While britain has a very rich history as far as sweets go countries such as france, spain and even india have a much richer and more fascinating history as well as contributing more to the development of modern sweets. Today, whether we like them or not, sweets can play a far more important role than simply that of nourishing food. Honey was the earliest sweet which was eaten since prehistorically times. History of sweets find out more sweet and nostalgic. Jackson lears locate in the maturation of the national economy, with the attendant growth of national magazines and advertising, and a new stratum of professionals and. Ice cream based on cadbury products, like 99 flake, is made under licence by fredericks dairies.
The factory in st peters street was originally used as premises for sharps toffees, but was sold to trebor in 1981. More than just a quick source of energy, a snack, or a sweet sensation, they can be a reward, a comfort, an enticement, a token of appreciation or even an object for barter at. Our salespeople have an uptotheminute understanding of the fluctuations of todays modern converting business. It was bought by cadburys schweppes in 1989 and finally closed in 2000. Being a uk treat, i dont have any personal recollections of trebor mummies i only know that i really dig the packaging and look of the wrappers. In 1880 there were 7 trebor families living in ohio. Cadbury cakes and chocolate spread are manufactured under licence by premier foods, but the cakes were originally part of cadbury foods ltd with factories at blackpole in worcester and. In sweets, tim richardson takes us on a magical confectionery tour, letting his personal passion fuel the narrative of candys rich and unusual history. A bitter seam running through the history of sweetshop tuck is that of casual racism. We track calories and 7 key nutrients carbs, sugar, fibre. How a tiny family firm making sweets in londons east end became britains biggest sugar confectioner, creating iconic brands before selling to cadbury and later kraft foods britains industry once rose on the back of family firms like trebor plucky, private ventures that punched above their weight. But even before the covid19 crisis struck, kent has had a long history of big factories going by the wayside, with longstanding sites being forced to close. The trebor story a seemingly nicheinterest commercial history turns out to be a fascinating account of one of our bestloved sweet companies and its eastend origins.
Ohio had the highest population of trebor families in 1880. This is a very well produced book and is a credit to the author and publisher. This was once one of britains leading confectionary manufacturers. The history of the trebor sweet factory forest gatelondone7. A longstanding brand that then became part of cadbury trebor bassett, trebor has always been known for mints and continues to produce a range of extra strong mints and softmints in a number of minty. This site has been set up to remember this cold war confectionery.
Richardson is also very biased, basing most of the book off british confectionary history. Cadbury is internationally headquartered in uxbridge, west london, and operates in more than 50 countries worldwide. How a tiny family firm making sweets in londons east end became britains biggest sugar confectioner, creating iconic brands before selling to cadbury and later kraft foods britains industry once rose on the back of family firms like trebor. Sweet success turned sour for hackney wick confectionary.
The trebor marketing team reached their lowest point with a liquorice and aniseed chew which left a bad taste. In 20 the sweets appeared under tangerine confectionerys candyland brand before reverting to the iconic barratts label in 2018, as it celebrated its 170year history. Trebor was the largest sugar confectionery manufacturer in britain when it was acquired by cadbury in 1989. The illustrations are wonderful and the story it tells will. Prog 86 14 oct 1978 features a new ad for trebor sweets actually, its a competition to win a stereo music centre for the benefit of younglings. Jan 31, 2019 prog 86 14 oct 1978 features a new ad for trebor sweets actually, its a competition to win a stereo music centre for the benefit of younglings.
Trebor was founded on 4 january 1907 in south west essex by w. How a tiny family firm making sweets in londons east end became britains biggest sugar confectioner, creating iconic brands before selling to cadbury and later kraft foods 4 2 ratings by goodreads. Dec 18, 2012 john marks, who has died 82, was chairman of trebor, maker of the famous mints, refreshers, and other sweets that for years adorned british cornershop counters. This book brings back the world that made those sweets. Jan 01, 2002 richardson is also very biased, basing most of the book off british confectionary history. Ten boys from history by kate dickinson sweetser, paperback. The location on the lee navigation allowed easy bulk deliveries of sugar carried by barge. They were expeditions made by those christians who were determined to rescue. In a 1999 article appearing in the american journal of clinical nutrition showed that preschoolers who were restricted from eating high fat, high sugar foods experienced changes in their behavior, selection of, and eating of the restricted food. Nutracheck is a toprated food diary app and website. With production in full swing, trebor bought up many other smaller confectionary companies and in 1950 it built a new headquarters just up the road at clayhall in ilford.
The name trebor, which is robert spelled backwards, was registered as a trademark four days after the end of world war i. Food restriction, particularly with sweets and treats, has an interesting effect on children. The family of one of its founders, sydney marks, steered most of this growth and controlled the firm. A history of candy was an educational and entertaining nonfiction work about, and also written by, tim richardson, a socalled candy connoisseur, who traveled around the world and explored the origin of candy. During the late1970s, trebor produced a range of sweets called double agents. Sep 28, 2012 a bitter seam running through the history of sweetshop tuck is that of casual racism. Dodge, and the beginnings of consumer culture sweet s grew up with the beginnings of consumer culture, which richard wightman fox and t. Woodcock, thomas henry king, robert robertson, and sydney herbert marks from leytonstone and was located on katherine road at shaftesbury road in forest gate, london e7. This was about 41% of all the recorded trebors in the usa. We can help you serve at home and away from home customers. So given that the history of sweets and the history of cakes and bakery items are somewhat entangled, it would be fair enough to suggest that it all started with honey.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Two were grocers, one a sweet salesman and one a sugar boiler. Kents manufacturing past from trebor sweets in maidstone. Buy trebor extra strong peppermint 7s online from waitrose today. This image was marked by aerofilms ltd for photo editing. Oct 18, 2012 released in the united kingdom around 1979 or 1980, trebors mummies were a roll candy of sorts with a cool series of tales of the tomb wrappers that encouraged kids to collect them all. But, scratch the surface and the areas sweet history isnt far beneath. Unlike print books, digital books are subject to vat. The website does not feature all of the special offer items, such as the fingerprint magnifying glass. Trebor understands and speaks the language of converters. Britains industry once rose on the back of family firms like trebor plucky, private ventures that punched.
French vanilla cream from my previous post of christmas sweets from the kitchen of a smokey mountain mama, today we join the cooks of the white house in 1887, when the president of the united states was grover cleveland. Cadbury, formerly cadburys and cadbury schweppes, is a british multinational confectionery company wholly owned by mondelez international originally kraft foods since 2010. The most trebor families were found in the usa in 1880. Aug 15, 2012 just like its bitter lemons, the trebor story has a slightly sour aftertaste. Beginning with a description of the biology of sweetness itself, richardson navigates the ancient history of sweets, the incredible range and diversity of candies worldwide, the bizarre figures and practices of the confectionery industry, and. Richardson, a british editor and journalist, chronicles the history of candy and confectionery in this delightfully passionate and wonderfully witty survey.
The golden age of british sweets in pictures books. Kents manufacturing past from trebor sweets in maidstone to. By the seventies it was britains biggest maker of sugar sweets. How a tiny family firm making sweets in londons east end became britains biggest sugar confectioner, creating iconic brands before selling to cadbury and later kraft foods by crampton, matthew isbn. The trebor story, by matthew crampton relates the 82 year history of this.
The trebor story by matthew crampton a surprisingly sweet read in this cutthroat, everymanforhimself age, this thorough history and analysis of a respected and profitable. The trebor marketing team reached their lowest point with. How a tiny family firm making sweets in londons east end became britains biggest sugar confectioner, creating iconic brands before selling to cadbury and later kraft foods hardback matthew crampton author. Just a word about the crusades, or holy wars, before we begin our story. The golden age of british sweets in pictures books the guardian.
All the way from technical and operational information to sourcing basic raw materials and specialized grades. It is the second largest confectionery brand in the world after mars. The history of the trebor sweet factory forest gate. Extra strong mints is a brand name of mints produced in the united kingdom. The golden age of british sweets in pictures books the. Then finally, in 1989, the marks family sold trebor to cadbury. Star wars in 2000ad, part 1 rusty staples mike writes. The trebor marketing team reached their lowest point with a liquorice and aniseed chew which left a. Sweet history a funny thing happened on the way to the. Though the brandname survived, the firm was finished. By 1899 the company employed 2,000 men and women, mainly from the local area, and made 700 different varieties of sweets. As a war baby i grew up with very little access to sweets but i had a fascination for the various brands and trebor were within reach of a childs pocket money. Forest gates sweet success wednesday, 30 april 2014 in 1907 four young men set up an enterprise to boil sugar, and make sweets, in forest gate from sugar bought from henry tate in canning town. John marks, who has died 82, was chairman of trebor, maker of the famous mints, refreshers, and other sweets that for years adorned british cornershop counters.
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