Riley's Toffee Rolls
Toffee Rolls tin c. 1920s | |
| Product type | Toffee |
|---|---|
| Produced by |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Introduced | 1907 |
| Previous owners | List
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Riley's Toffee Rolls is a brand of toffee launched in 1907[2] and originally made by "Riley Brothers (Halifax) Limited" of Halifax, founded by Fred Riley & John Herbert Riley. Toffees were made from a recipe given to them by their mother.[3]
The brand was relaunched in 2008, manufactured by the niece of the founders of Riley's.[3]
History
Toffees were manufactured at the Riley Brothers' Hopwood Lane factory in Halifax, which is now a McVitie's site.
In 1953, due to the death of John Herbert Riley, the surviving brother sold the company to William Nuttall and after a number of corporate purchases the company ended up in control of Kraft PLC and produced at the Callard & Bowser operation at their Bridgend Plant.[1]
In the mid-1990s the decision was made to discontinue production of Riley's Toffee Rolls in favour of increased production of the Altoid mint.[1]
In 2008 a woman named Freya Sykes discovered a recipe book called Economical Cooking given to her by her Granny Ella Riley; in the front was the hand written recipe which was given to her by her uncles, Fred & John Herbert Riley.[3][4] The recipe was for the original Riley's Toffee Rolls and after filing for IP rights the Riley Toffee Rolls was reborn, now with a slightly softer texture to fit modern taste.[5][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "A breath of fresh air" on Let's Look Again website. 15 Dec 2014
- ^ a b Zientek, Henryk (14 May 2010). "Ella Riley wins IP rights to Riley's Toffee Rolls". Huddersfield Examiner. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Riley’s Toffees on Toffee Town. 16 May 2013
- ^ The Food Programme (BBC Radio 4) 29 March 2015.
- ^ Town, Toffee. "Riley's Toffees". www.toffeetown.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2013.