Sunshine Biscuits (Australia)
 Sunshine Biscuits signage on the general store in Moriac, Victoria. | |
| Formerly |
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|---|---|
| Founded | 1854 |
| Founder | James Long |
| Defunct | 1991 |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
| Parent | William Crosby and Co. (from 1917) |
Sunshine Biscuits was an Australian producer of biscuits in Albert Park, Victoria. The company manufactured high class biscuits and confectionery.
History
[edit]Sunshine Biscuits was founded in 1854 by James Long. In 1917, it was acquired by William Crosby and Co.[1] After Long's death, his son, T.P. Long, took over and in 1921, its name formally changed to the Sunshine Biscuit and Confectionery Pty Ltd.[2]
The company's factory was damaged by fire twice. The first one on March 7, 1923, and the second one on January 22, 1939, which was a "deliberately lit fire." Sunshine Biscuit Co. merged with George Farmer and Co. to form the Ballarat Products Company in In 1947.[2]
The company changed their name to Sunshine Biscuits in 1962, then to Sunshine Australia in 1972.[3]
It ceased operations in 1991. In the years before it closed down the company was making McVitie biscuits at its Ballarat factory under a licensing agreement with United Biscuits.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "A.N.A. Exhibition - Around". Argus (Melbourne, Vic.). 2 February 1926. p. 17. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ a b http://www.long.com.au/longway_sunshine.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "SUNSHINE BISCUITS LIMITED - Company Profile and Status at deListed". www.delisted.com.au. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ "Sunshine Biscuits 'regrets' loss". The Canberra Times. 14 February 1969. Retrieved 12 December 2016.