Merchants and Producers
From Graces Guide
1908 Mr H W Richards established a flour milling business at Crayford - see Vitbe Flour Mills
1919 A private company was incorporated to acquire the business
1927 Started to manufacture its proprietary flour Vitbe with added wheatgerm that boosted Vitamin B levels.
WWII Restrictions placed on production of Vitbe which continued until 1950
1943 Acquired R. W. Beard (Essex) Ltd, a private bakery company with associated shops.
1950 Converted into a public company. Vitbe was in use by many bakeries; the Aerated Bread Co used it in all of its bakeries.
1956 Renamed Vitbe Flour Mills Ltd[1]
1961 Vitbe Flour Mills Ltd was acquired by Associated British Foods[2]
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