Clarke Nicholls & Coombs Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Clarnico Works
- Morton, A & E, Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hackney, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Food & tobacco processing
Chocolate & confectionery production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1872. Based at Clarnico Works which made chocolates and sweets under Clarnico brand. 1890 introduced profit sharing. By 1920s also manufacturers of crackers, novelties, etc and by 1948 UK's largest confectioners. Sometime acquired A & E Morton Ltd, London, confectionery manufacturers. 1979 acquired by Trebor Bassett
Publications:
- 'In sweet land' in R Andom (pseud for A W Barrett), Industrial Explorings In and Around London by Andom, R (pseud for Alfred W Barrett)
- Proof of the Pudding. Notes on co-partnership by Unknown
- Sugar Convention from a Confectioner's Standpoint by Mathieson, George
- The Sweets of Life by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Clarnico Works
- Morton, A & E, Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hackney, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Food & tobacco processing Chocolate & confectionery production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1872. Based at Clarnico Works which made chocolates and sweets under Clarnico brand. 1890 introduced profit sharing. By 1920s also manufacturers of crackers, novelties, etc and by 1948 UK's largest confectioners. Sometime acquired A & E Morton Ltd, London, confectionery manufacturers. 1979 acquired by Trebor BassettPublications:
- 'In sweet land' in R Andom (pseud for A W Barrett), Industrial Explorings In and Around London by Andom, R (pseud for Alfred W Barrett)
- Proof of the Pudding. Notes on co-partnership by Unknown
- Sugar Convention from a Confectioner's Standpoint by Mathieson, George
- The Sweets of Life by Unknown