Sunshine Biscuits was an Australian producer of
biscuit
A biscuit is a flour-based baked food item. Biscuits are typically hard, flat, and unleavened. They are usually sweet and may be made with sugar, chocolate, icing, jam, ginger, or cinnamon. They can also be savoury, similar to crackers.
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Albert Park,
Victoria
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. The company manufactured high class biscuits and confectionery.
History
Sunshine Biscuits was founded in 1854 by James Long. In 1917, it was acquired by William Crosby and Co. After Long's death, his son, T.P. Long, took over and in 1921, its name formally changed to the Sunshine Biscuit and Confectionery Pty Ltd.
The company's factory was damaged by fire twice. The first one on March 7, 1923, and the second one on January 22, 1939, which was a "deliberately lit fire." Sunshine Biscuit Co. merged with George Farmer and Co. to form the Ballarat Products Company in In 1947.
The company changed their name to Sunshine Biscuits in 1962, then to Sunshine Australia in 1972.
It ceased operations in 1991. In the years before it closed down the company was making
McVitie biscuits at its Ballarat factory under a licensing agreement with
United Biscuits
United Biscuits (UB) is a British multinational food manufacturer, makers of McVitie's biscuits, Jacob's Cream Crackers, and Twiglets. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. In ...
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References
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National Library of Australia catalog entry for Sunshine Biscuits Limited – 1971 (54th) Annual report and statements of accounts
Biscuit brands
Defunct manufacturing companies of Australia
Manufacturing companies established in 1854
Australian companies established in 1854
Food and drink companies of Australia