10 days ago
Booths, the Preston family grocer that began with a Blackpool tea shop in 1847
Founded in Blackpool in 1847 by 19-year-old tea dealer Edwin Henry Booth, Booths is still run by the family, with the fifth generation at the helm in Preston.
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The people, family firms and independent businesses that make Lancashire tick: founder stories, local shops, homes, gardens and community.
13 days ago
Farmhouse Biscuits in Nelson: from a farm kitchen to a four-generation family firm
Started by Philip and Dorothy McIvor on a Lancashire farm in 1962 after a harsh winter, Farmhouse Biscuits has grown into a Nelson family firm spanning four generations.
16 days ago
Holland's Pies has been baking in Lancashire since 1851
From a Haslingden confectioner's shop opened by John Whittaker in 1851 to a bakery in Baxenden, Holland's Pies is one of the oldest names in British pie making.