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October 1903.
Brown and Polson commenced producing starch and cornflour in Paisley in the 1860s.
- 1854 John Polson invented the process of making very pure starch from maize.
- John Polson and William Brown founded a business to make starch for shawl makers, though it was the edible starch that made their company successful.
- It later became CPC Foods Ltd, a subsidiary of Unilever, which produced Hellmann's mayonnaise, Gerber baby foods and Knorr soups.
- The company ceased production in Paisley in 2002.
- 1936 Corn Products Co acquired Brown and Polson.
- 2001 Company was taken over by Unilever who had taken over Corn Products Co or Bestfoods as it was then known.
- 2003 Brand name was sold to Premier Ambient Products.
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