Maconochie Brothers
of Lowestoft
of Maconochie Wharf, Millwall, London, E
1873 Company was set up by Archibald and James Maconochie at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Their Factory No 1 was used for bottling and preserving fish.
1874 Tenders were invited for the erection of fish curing premises, offices, etc. for Messrs. Maconochie Brothers, of Lowestoft and London, their Land, situated in North Raglan Street, Lowestoft. [1]
c1880s The company were producing "other preserved provisions", including bottled fruit.
By the time of the Boer War they had moved into canning meat and vegetables and became a major supplier to the British Army.
c.1900 A second factory had been established in Lowestoft.
By 1900 a factory had been established on the Isle of Dogs, on the River Thames in London, occupying part of the former Millwall Iron Works site. See here for a Goad's Insurance Plan, which shows that in addition to preparing pickles, the factory produced its own tin cans.[2]
1903 Pan Yan pickle was registered.
By the outbreak of World War One the firm had opened food processing plants on the Isle of Dogs in London, in Hull, in Yorkshire and in Scotland.
1914 Manufacturers of pickles and sauces. Specialities: pickles, sauces, jams, marmalade, jellies, potted meats; preservers of fish, meat, vegetables etc. [3]
WWI Company supplied rations to the troops, who either loved or hated, (mostly the latter) the foods supplied. During this time, the company had food processing plants on the Isle of Dogs, London, in Hull, Yorkshire and other places.
By the early 1930s, the two factories in Lowestoft were owned by the Co-operative Wholesale Society.
WWII Opened a factory at Hadfield, near Glossop.
1958 Maconochie Foods was acquired by H. S. Whiteside and Co[4]
1967 Sold to Rowntree and Co[5].
See Also
Sources of Information
- Trademarked. A History of Well-Known Brands - from Aertex to Wright's Coal Tar by David Newton. Pub: Sutton Publishing 2008 ISBN 978-0-7509-4590-5
- [2] Brothers who fed an army