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While the Rowntree Society “ found no evidence that the Rowntree family owned or traded in enslaved people”, it did identify five areas of concern – and called for fuller research.
We shall all be glad when it is all over and we can once more live as Christians and not like savages waiting and looking for the chance to rend one another to pieces… I am not sure whether it is not worse for our wives and families, who must always be worrying about us, than it is for us who have too much excitement to worry.” I have been sent on foreign service, so I am taking the first opportunity of giving you a few first impressions and experiences of life over here. We left our base at a few hours’ notice, and after eleven hours railway journey we embarked for France. We landed about midnight and marched to a rest camp about 2 ½ miles away, where we arrived fairly done up. We stayed there for a time and were sent to C- , where we are at present stationed. The rules prevailing here are, of course, much stricter than they were at Devonport, but everyone is agreeably surprised at the splendid way the men are being treated. We are with other troops in a large camp, and are well protected from cold and damp, and all are very well fed. We have two large Y.M.C.A. tents in the camp, both splendidly equipped for the comfort of the men during the time they are off duty. They were built with the pennies collected by the children at home, and are much valued by the men, who are able to hear a concert, or write a letter- paper etc., being provided free. We are not allowed to write about anything that refers to military matters, so I cannot very well tell you what I am doing *. One of the most striking things about Frances is the absence of young men walking about the streets except in uniform. The work is carried on by women, and by men of non-military age. We get any amount of fun trying to make ourselves understood, but we are gradually, making progress, especially with money matters.”
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Extract from letter from Sergt. T.J. Williams, 5 th K.O. Royal Lancaster Regt. 25/05/2015 And finally…the Rowntree Fire Brigade
In 1881, Rowntree introduced Fruit Pastilles, competing against French imports of the time, and the product proved to be a great success, accounting for about 25% of the company's tonnage by 1887. [12] This success allowed the company to invest in a Van Houten press, which enabled it to produce chocolate with the cocoa butter removed, to compete with Cadbury's successful Cocoa Essence. [13] In the 1890s, Rowntree transformed from a small family business into a large-scale manufacturer, as sales more than quadrupled due to an increased demand among the public for confectionery. [14] Between 1988 and 1994, the Nestlé Rowntree workforce was reduced by 2,000. [37] The Nestlé Rowntree factory in Norwich closed in 1994, and Rolo, Yorkie, and Easter-egg production was moved to York. [38] April 2021 - 19:40 GMT Oh come on, history of slavery in the chocolate industry in Colonial Africa is common knowledge. An "investigation" into the subject implies that something unknown is coming to light. Doing this to stand with BLM while illegal child labor and child slavery is rampant in their industry is beyond the pale. Rowntree Foundation people, if you actually care about anything other than profits, figure out how to bring the handful of complicit companies to the table to actually make the decisive and meaningful change that was promised 20 years ago. The Rowntree brand is also used on a number of ice lollies (made by R&R Ice Cream) for Nestlé. [47] The brand has a similar marketplace to that of the Trebor Bassett division of Cadbury's, and competes head-to-head with this company in a number of fruit-gum categories.
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The Rowntree Brigade travelled across Britain, not just for competitions like at Crystal Palace, but for annual excursions. In 1902, the brigade went to Scarborough and enjoyed activities such as fishing, and in 1904 they went fossil hunting in Whitby. Fitzgerald, Robert (1989). "Rowntree and Market Strategy" (PDF). Business and Economic History. 18: 45–58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2013. Vernon, Anne (2005). Quaker Business Man: The Life of Joseph Rowntree. Taylor & Francis. p.10. ISBN 978-0-415-38160-4. Berry, Freya; Geller, Martinne (5 October 2015). "Nestle confirms in talks to merge international ice cream ops with R&R". U.K . Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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