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The London Street bakery, about 1850 |
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1822
J. Huntley & Son biscuit bakery opens in London Street
1832
Joseph Huntley junior opens tin making and ironmongery shop (later Huntley, Boorne & Stevens) opposite the bakery
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George Palmer, late nineteenth century |
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1841
George Palmer becomes Thomas Huntley's partner. He was a distant cousin and a fellow Quaker. The business is renamed Huntley & Palmer
1842
Eight agents are appointed across the country to sell Huntley & Palmer biscuits. George was ambitious and wanted to rapidly expand the business
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Key dates in the history of H&P
1822 to 1864
