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Brockhoff Biscuits

Brockhoff Biscuits Pty Ltd, formerly known as A. F. Brockhoff & Co., was an Australian manufacturer of biscuits based in Braidwood, New South Wales.

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Brockhoffs Biscuits Pty. Ltd.
FormerlyA. F. Brockhoff & Co.
TypePrivate
IndustryBiscuit
Founded1860 (1860) in Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
FounderAdolf F. Brockhoff
Defunct1963 (1963)
FateMerged with Arnott's Biscuits
SuccessorArnott's Biscuits
Headquarters
Braidwood
,
Australia
Area served
Australia

Brockhoff Biscuits Pty Ltd, formerly known as A. F. Brockhoff & Co., was an Australian manufacturer of biscuits based in Braidwood, New South Wales.

History

The company was founded in 1860 by Adolf F. Brockhoff.123

In 1882, A. F. Brockhoff & Co. advertised for staff for a factory in West Melbourne.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.56

Products

Arnott's Shapes source ↗
  • Cheds7
  • Chocolate Cream
  • Chocolate Ripple
  • Chocolate Royal7
  • Clix
  • Cresta
  • Crispette
  • Crispo8
  • Custard Cream
  • Dundee Shortbread
  • Edinburgh Shortbread9
  • Golden Cookies
  • Gran-O-Meal
  • Grain-O-Malt
  • Malt-O-Milk10
  • Milk Choco
  • Morning Coffee
  • Nu-trola
  • Orange Cream
  • Raspberry Shortcake
  • Salada7
  • Shapes7
  • Savoy7
  • Stirling
  • Tartan Shortbread
  • Thin Captain
  • Vanilla Cream
References

References

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