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Balfours is an Australian bakery which produces pies, pasties and cakes for sale in
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History

Balfours began when Scottish immigrant James Calder and Margaret née Balfour opened a bakery at 130
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in 1853. As Calder's bakery became very successful, he opened the City Steam Biscuit Factory in Twin Street, Adelaide in 1872. Balfours became a household name and in 1867, when Prince Alfred, the
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, visited South Australia, James Calder was made the official biscuit baker for the royal visit. Around this time, Calder took on his nephew John Balfour and began trading as Calder & Balfour. Margaret Balfour died on 1 November 1887 and James Calder died two years later on 1 October 1889, aged 71. In the 1890s a new factory was built off Carrington Street. From 1914 Balfours expanded their business to cake shops, cafes and tearooms. They acquired Jackman's Grand Cafe in the T&G Building in King William Street, and Balfour's Cafe was an Adelaide institution on this site for half a century. In recognition of the significant contribution of then chairman, Charles Wauchope, the company was re-registered under the name Balfour Wauchope Pty Ltd. In 2001, the state government provided funds to relocate the main production facility from
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to Dudley Park under a buy and lease back agreement. The company continued to struggle financially and faced imminent closure. Balfours was acquired by the San Remo Macaroni Company in 2008. As of 2018 Balfours have a second factory at
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See also

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Australian meat pie In Australia and New Zealand, a meat pie is a hand-sized pie containing diced or minced meat and gravy, sometimes with onion, mushrooms or cheese and is often consumed as a takeaway food snack. This variant of the standard meat pie is conside ...
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Frog cake The frog cake is an Australian dessert in the shape of a frog's head, composed of sponge cake and cream covered with Fondant icing, fondant. It was created by the Balfours bakery around 1923, and soon became a popular treat in South Australia. ...
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Pasty A pasty () or Cornish pasty is a British baked turnover pastry, a variety of which is particularly associated with Cornwall, but has spread all over the British Isles, and elsewhere through the Cornish diaspora. It consists of a filling, ty ...
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* Australian pie brands Bakeries of Australia Companies based in Adelaide Food and drink companies established in 1853 Manufacturing companies based in Adelaide Retail companies established in 1853 Restaurants established in 1853 1853 establishments in Australia Australian pies {{australia-company-stub