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Brockhoff Biscuits

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Brockhoffs Biscuits Pty. Ltd.[1]
FormerlyA. F. Brockhoff & Co.[2]
Company typePrivate
IndustryBiscuit
Founded1860; 164 years ago (1860) in Braidwood, Australia
FounderAdolf F. Brockhoff
Defunct1963 (1963)
FateMerged with Arnott's Biscuits
SuccessorArnott's Biscuits
Headquarters
Braidwood
,
Australia
Area served
Australia

Brockhoff Biscuits was an Australian manufacturer of biscuits founded in 1860 by Adolf F. Brockhoff.[3][4] In 1963 Arnott's Biscuits and the company merged, although they continued to trade under both names for several years until the "Brockhoff" name was completely dropped in the late 1970s.[5][6]

Products

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Arnott's Shapes
  • Savoy[7]
  • Cheds[7]
  • Clix
  • Cresta
  • Chocolate Ripple
  • Chocolate Royal[7]
  • Golden Cookies
  • Gran-O-Meal
  • Stirling
  • Malt-o-Milk[8]
  • Grain-o-Malt
  • Crispo[9]
  • Edinburgh Shortbread[10]
  • Teddy Bears
  • Raspberry Shortcake
  • Nu-trola
  • Tartan Shortbread
  • Shapes[7]
  • Salada[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Advertising". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 1954-06-16. p. 20. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  2. ^ "Advertising". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 1882-11-13. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  3. ^ "Prop - Biscuit Tin, Brockhoff Savoy Crackers, 'The Sullivans', 1976-1983". Museum Victoria. 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  4. ^ Murray, Robert, "Brockhoff, Sir Jack Stuart (1908–1984)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2020-03-14
  5. ^ "Biscuit Firms Plan Merger". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 1963-06-06. p. 32. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  6. ^ "Advertising". Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982). 1979-05-23. p. 52. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  7. ^ a b c d e Duncan, Jamie (2020-06-18). "The biscuit bunfight prompted when a big-name US baker came to Melbourne". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  8. ^ "Advertising". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 1949-12-09. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  9. ^ "Advertising". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 1950-03-23. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  10. ^ "Advertising". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (Port Moresby : 1969 - 1981). 1971-05-10. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-03-14.