'Development of the food canning industry in Britain during the inter war period' in D Oddy & D S Miller (eds), The Making of the Modern British Diet

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Author(s) Johnston, James P
Publication type Chapter
Year published 1976
Pages pp173-85
Publisher Croom Helm
Place Published London

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Traces the expansion of the industry, and its import substitution, and covers the issues that held it back at the start of the period - technology, finance, organisation and marketing. In particular deals with technological imports from USA and development of UK metal can making; the difficult relationship between product growers and canners; the role of National Food Canning Council inter alia in stimulating demand for canned products; briefly the role of government