Lucozade
of Vicars Lane, Longbenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
of Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex.
of Manchester Road West, Little Hulton, Walkden, Manchester.
1927 The Lucozade drink was first manufactured by William Owen, a Newcastle chemist, and his company W. Owen and Son who experimented for several years to provide a source of energy for those who are sick. It became available throughout the UK for use in hospitals under the name Glucozade.
1929 Name changed to the recognizable Lucozade.
1938 The company was acquired by Macleans, shortly after Macleans had been acquired by Beechams Pills which gave access to the funds needed to manufacture and market Lucozade nationally.
1987 Closed its factory in Longbenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[1]
1992 Announced the closure of its factory in Walkden, near Manchester.[2]
Later part of SmithKline Beecham, followed by GlaxoSmithKline
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Sources of Information
- [1] Wikipedia