Elizabeth Shaw (confectionery company)
in Bristol, United KingdomCategory: Attraction
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Elizabeth Shaw is the trading name of a Bristol based company that markets chocolate-based confectionery, including the well-known brands Famous Names chocolate liqueurs and Elizabeth Shaw after dinner mints. The company has recently extended its range to include Flutes, and a Crisp Collection gift box, featuring products based on its unique honeycomb crisp inclusion. It also markets a range of 100g bars, featuring its best loved flavours.
The business was founded in 1881, as H.J. Packer, in Armoury Square, Bristol, but, having outgrown its original premises, moved to a newly built factory in Greenbank, Bristol in 1915. Its fortunes waxed and waned over the next century, being owned by, amongst others, James Goldsmith and James (Lord) Hanson. In 2006, faced with the high costs associated with the 330,000 sq feet building, the company relocated its manufacturing to factories in the UK and in mainland Europe, and closed the then 105-year-old factory.
In March 2006 Elizabeth Shaw was purchased by Nói Síríus, the largest confectionery manufacturer in Iceland. It was subsequently purchased by a Norwegian company, Imagine Capital. In 2016, Colian, Poland's largest confectionery manufacturer, acquired Elizabeth Shaw from Imagine Capital. [1]
