National Canning Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Smedley, Samuel
- Smedley, S W, & Co
- Wisbech Produce Canners Ltd
- National Canning Co Ltd
- Imperial Tobacco Co Ltd
- HP Foods Ltd
- Smedley HP Foods Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Food & tobacco processing
Food canning & bottling
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Food & tobacco processing
Frozen food processing
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Food & tobacco processing
Fruit & vegetables processing & preserving
Notes:
Traced origins to the fruit selling business of Samuel Smedley, S W Smedley & Co, which was based in Covent Garden, London, before 1914. 1924-25 stated fruit bottling and canning at Wisbech as Wisbech Produce Canners Ltd. Emerged as a leading fruit and vegetable canning business and in late 1930s diversified into innovative frozen food production. 1931 floated as National Canning Co Ltd, its leading brand name being Smedleys. 1968 acquired by Imperial Tobacco Co Ltd and subsequently merged with HP Foods Ltd to form Smedley HP Foods Ltd
Publications:
- What Happened to Smedleys? by Smedley, Michael J
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Smedley, Samuel
- Smedley, S W, & Co
- Wisbech Produce Canners Ltd
- National Canning Co Ltd
- Imperial Tobacco Co Ltd
- HP Foods Ltd
- Smedley HP Foods Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Food & tobacco processing Food canning & bottling
- Food & tobacco processing Frozen food processing
- Food & tobacco processing Fruit & vegetables processing & preserving
Notes:
Traced origins to the fruit selling business of Samuel Smedley, S W Smedley & Co, which was based in Covent Garden, London, before 1914. 1924-25 stated fruit bottling and canning at Wisbech as Wisbech Produce Canners Ltd. Emerged as a leading fruit and vegetable canning business and in late 1930s diversified into innovative frozen food production. 1931 floated as National Canning Co Ltd, its leading brand name being Smedleys. 1968 acquired by Imperial Tobacco Co Ltd and subsequently merged with HP Foods Ltd to form Smedley HP Foods LtdPublications:
- What Happened to Smedleys? by Smedley, Michael J