Brockhoff Biscuits
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| Formerly | A. F. Brockhoff & Co. |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Biscuit |
| Founded | 1860 in Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia |
| Founder | Adolf F. Brockhoff |
| Defunct | 1963 |
| Fate | Merged with Arnott's Biscuits |
| Successor | Arnott's Biscuits |
| Headquarters | Braidwood , Australia |
Area served | Australia |
Brockhoff Biscuits Pty Ltd, formerly known as A. F. Brockhoff & Co., was an Australian manufacturer of biscuits based in Braidwood, New South Wales.
History
[edit]The company was founded in 1860 by Adolf F. Brockhoff.[1][2][3]
In 1882, A. F. Brockhoff & Co. advertised for staff for a factory in West Melbourne.[4]
In 1963 Arnott's Biscuits and the company merged, although they continued to trade under both names for several years until the "Brockhoff" name was completely dropped in the late 1970s.[5][6]
Products
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- Cheds[7]
- Chocolate Cream
- Chocolate Ripple
- Chocolate Royal[7]
- Clix
- Cresta
- Crispette
- Crispo[8]
- Custard Cream
- Dundee Shortbread
- Edinburgh Shortbread[9]
- Golden Cookies
- Gran-O-Meal
- Grain-O-Malt
- Malt-O-Milk[10]
- Milk Choco
- Morning Coffee
- Nu-trola
- Orange Cream
- Raspberry Shortcake
- Salada[7]
- Shapes[7]
- Savoy[7]
- Stirling
- Tartan Shortbread
- Thin Captain
- Vanilla Cream
References
[edit]- ↑ "Prop - Biscuit Tin, Brockhoff Savoy Crackers, 'The Sullivans', 1976-1983". Museum Victoria. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ↑ Murray, Robert, "Brockhoff, Sir Jack Stuart (1908–1984)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 14 March 2020
- ↑ "Advertising". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 16 June 1954. p. 20. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ↑ "Advertising". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 13 November 1882. p. 1. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ↑ "Biscuit Firms Plan Merger". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 6 June 1963. p. 32. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ↑ "Advertising". Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982). 23 May 1979. p. 52. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Duncan, Jamie (18 June 2020). "The biscuit bunfight prompted when a big-name US baker came to Melbourne". Herald Sun. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ↑ "Advertising". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 23 March 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ↑ "Advertising". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (Port Moresby : 1969 - 1981). 10 May 1971. p. 12. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ↑ "Advertising". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 9 December 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2020.