HP Foods Limited, formerly based in Birmingham, England was best known as the producer of HP, Lea & Perrins, and Daddies sauce brands.[2] It was also the UK licensee, from Heinz, of Chinese food and condiment brand Amoy Food.[2][3]
Formerly the Midlands Vinegar Company[1] and Smedley HP Foods Limited, it was acquired by Imperial Foods, a division of Imperial Group. Edward Eastwood and his nephew Edwin Samson Moore established the Midland Vinegar Company at Aston, Birmingham in 1875.[2]
In 1939, the Birmingham Gazette noted that H.P. Sauce Ltd. also produced H.P. Tomato Ketchup, H.P. Salad Cream, H.P. Mayonnaise and the sweet pickle, Pickante. The company's wholly owned subsidiaries included the Midland Vinegar Co., F.G. Garton & Co., Mallors (Worcester Sauce),[a] Tower Yeast Company, and Lea and Perrins.[5]
HP Foods Ltd was retained by Imperial's parent company Hanson plc even after the demerger of the Imperial Group. It was sold to Groupe Danone SA in 1988 for £199 million.[2] It was sold by Danone to Heinz in June 2005 for £470 million.[2] However, in October of that year the takeover was referred by the UK's Office of Fair Trading to the Competition Commission.[6] After a review the Competition Commission approved the takeover and Heinz started integrating this new company into the business.
In 2007, the Aston factory was demolished, and production of HP and Daddies sauce brands was moved to the Netherlands.[1][7][8] Bottling of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce was returned to Worcester, having been moved in 2005 to the Aston factory. During this time, the sauce continued to be manufactured but not bottled at the Midlands Road site.
^ abc"'Great British' sauce heads abroad". BBC News. 9 May 2006.
^ abcdeBBC News Heinz buys HP sauce in £470m deal, 20 June 2005. Retrieved on 11 March 2008.
^Amoy Food UK website, About Amoy, retrieved on 11 March 2008.
^Shurtleff, William; Ayoagi, Akiko (2012). History of Worcestershire Sauce (1837–2012). SoyInfo Center. ISBN9781928914433. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^"H.P. Sauce". Birmingham Gazette. No. 29, 740. 18 August 1939. p. 10. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Watchdogs probe HP sauce takeover". BBC News. 26 October 2005.
^BBC News Staff told of HP factory closure, 23 August 2006. Retrieved on 11 March 2008.
^BBC News Demolition of HP factory begins, 2 July 2007. Retrieved on 11 March 2008.
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foods, limited, formerly, based, birmingham, england, best, known, producer, perrins, daddies, sauce, brands, also, licensee, from, heinz, chinese, food, condiment, brand, amoy, food, company, typeprivateindustryfoodfounded1875, aston, birmingham, founderedwin. HP Foods Limited formerly based in Birmingham England was best known as the producer of HP Lea amp Perrins and Daddies sauce brands 2 It was also the UK licensee from Heinz of Chinese food and condiment brand Amoy Food 2 3 HP FoodsCompany typePrivateIndustryFoodFounded1875 in Aston Birmingham 1 FounderEdwin Samson MooreHeadquartersHayes London United KingdomArea servedEuropeProductsHP Sauce Daddies sauces Lea amp Perrins Worcestershire sauceOwnerThe Kraft Heinz CompanyParentH J Heinz CompanyDivisionsHP Foods Amoy Food UK Lea amp PerrinsWebsitehpsauce wbr co wbr uk Formerly the Midlands Vinegar Company 1 and Smedley HP Foods Limited it was acquired by Imperial Foods a division of Imperial Group Edward Eastwood and his nephew Edwin Samson Moore established the Midland Vinegar Company at Aston Birmingham in 1875 2 In 1939 the Birmingham Gazette noted that H P Sauce Ltd also produced H P Tomato Ketchup H P Salad Cream H P Mayonnaise and the sweet pickle Pickante The company s wholly owned subsidiaries included the Midland Vinegar Co F G Garton amp Co Mallors Worcester Sauce a Tower Yeast Company and Lea and Perrins 5 HP Foods Ltd was retained by Imperial s parent company Hanson plc even after the demerger of the Imperial Group It was sold to Groupe Danone SA in 1988 for 199 million 2 It was sold by Danone to Heinz in June 2005 for 470 million 2 However in October of that year the takeover was referred by the UK s Office of Fair Trading to the Competition Commission 6 After a review the Competition Commission approved the takeover and Heinz started integrating this new company into the business In 2007 the Aston factory was demolished and production of HP and Daddies sauce brands was moved to the Netherlands 1 7 8 Bottling of Lea amp Perrins Worcestershire sauce was returned to Worcester having been moved in 2005 to the Aston factory During this time the sauce continued to be manufactured but not bottled at the Midlands Road site Contents 1 See also 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksSee also editBrown sauce Sweet chili sauce Worcestershire sauce Tomato ketchupNotes edit Spelled Mellor s in another source 4 References edit a b c Great British sauce heads abroad BBC News 9 May 2006 a b c d e BBC News Heinz buys HP sauce in 470m deal 20 June 2005 Retrieved on 11 March 2008 Amoy Food UK website About Amoy retrieved on 11 March 2008 Shurtleff William Ayoagi Akiko 2012 History of Worcestershire Sauce 1837 2012 SoyInfo Center ISBN 9781928914433 Retrieved 3 December 2023 H P Sauce Birmingham Gazette No 29 740 18 August 1939 p 10 Retrieved 3 December 2023 via British Newspaper Archive Watchdogs probe HP sauce takeover BBC News 26 October 2005 BBC News Staff told of HP factory closure 23 August 2006 Retrieved on 11 March 2008 BBC News Demolition of HP factory begins 2 July 2007 Retrieved on 11 March 2008 External links editOfficial website archived 8 Mar 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HP Foods amp oldid 1191909372, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
