Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 174,148 pages of information and 250,321 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
of Newcastle-upon-Tyne of Vicars Lane, Longbenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
1927 William Owen, a Newcastle chemist, experimented for several years to provide a source of energy for those who were sick. It became available throughout the UK for use in hospitals under the name Glucozade. It was made by his company W. Owen and Son (see advert)
1929 Name changed to the recognizable Lucozade.
1938 The company was acquired by Macleans.
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