Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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R. W. Gale and Co

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July 1945.

Gale's Honey.

See Gale's Lemon Curd

Gale's are brands of Honey and Lemon curd. There are three varieties on sale: Gale's Traditional Set Honey, Gale's Traditional Clear Honey and Gale's Lemon Curd.

A jingle used to advertise the honey was: "Gales, Gales pass the honey please, think about the honey, think about the bees".

1919 Established by Richard Westley Gale of Richmond and Sidney Thomas Rayner of Mortlake as Rayner and Gale.

1926 The partnership was dissolved and it became "R.W. Gale and Co. Ltd", based in the SW9 district of south London

1949 Acquired by Joseph Farrow and Co.[1]

Hain Celestial Group acquired a number of British table brands such as Frank Cooper’s Marmalade, Hartley’s Jam, Roses Marmalade and Gales Honey.[2]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Monday 20 June 1949
  2. [1] Museum of Cambridge
  • [2] Wikipedia
  • [3] Premier Foods