History of the Group 1935-1959
1958
Group sales of £107m exceed the £100m milestone.
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1955
Gross assets now exceeded £25m, not least due to the expansion in South Africa and Australia, together with the acquisition of the A.B.C. tea shops in London.
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1952
The company now consisted of some 50 bakeries, over 60 fine shops in Belfast and district and 5 modern biscuit factories.
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1949
Birth of the Australian business, with the purchase of Gartrell White in Sydney and Golden Crust Bakeries in Adelaide.
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1948
Garry H.Weston was appointed to the board.
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1946
Post war excess profits tax refund of £0.5m was received to be "wholly used in extending and re-equipping the business".
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1939
Weston Foods Ltd. was acquired, which owned four biscuit factories. The group made a 'National Defence Contribution' of £30,000.
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1938
9 new bakery companies were acquired, effectively doubling the size of the group.
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1937
Two new subsidiaries were acquired. Full year profits of £111,909 were reported.
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1935
The company was incorporated and consisted of seven bakery subsidiaries.
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