Difference between revisions of "Northern Dairies"
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1937 Founded by [[Alec Horsley]] as a family-run dairy business based in Holme on Spalding Moor. | |||
1942 The business was registered as [[Northern Dairies]] | |||
1956 Became a public company | |||
1958 Alec's son Nicholas Horsley joined the then Northern Dairies as a trainee manager, becoming a director in 1963. His first great business success was to acquire, very cheaply, a stake in a small ice-cream company called [[Mr Whippy]], which he sold-on to Charles Forte for a very high price two years later. | |||
1969 When his father retired, Nick came into his own as chairman. | |||
1972 Name changed to [[Northern Foods]] | 1972 Name changed to [[Northern Foods]] | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 4 September 2019
1937 Founded by Alec Horsley as a family-run dairy business based in Holme on Spalding Moor.
1942 The business was registered as Northern Dairies
1956 Became a public company
1958 Alec's son Nicholas Horsley joined the then Northern Dairies as a trainee manager, becoming a director in 1963. His first great business success was to acquire, very cheaply, a stake in a small ice-cream company called Mr Whippy, which he sold-on to Charles Forte for a very high price two years later.
1969 When his father retired, Nick came into his own as chairman.
1972 Name changed to Northern Foods
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