- Peek Freans
Peek Freans is a company which manufactures
biscuit s and similar confectionery. It is owned byNabisco .History
The company was founded in 1857 in
Bermondsey ,London ,England by James Peek and George Hender Frean. In 1861, the company started exporting biscuits toAustralia and later to other overseas destinations. They moved to a larger plant inBermondsey in 1866 where they continued baking until 1989 [ Peek Frean's Biscuit Factory in Bermonsey, London [http://www.shadyoldlady.com/location.php?loc=764] ]In 1861, they introduced the Garibaldi biscuit. In 1910, the company introduced their first cream sandwich biscuit, now known as a
Bourbon biscuit , and in 1924 they established their first factory outside theUK , inDum Dum ,India 1949 saw the establishment of their first bakery in
Canada . The bakery, which is inEast York, Ontario , is still in production.External links
* [http://www.kraftfoods.com/peekfreans/ Peek Freans - Kraft Foods]
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