Mills and Ware
| Industry | Food |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1898 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Biscuits and cakes |
Mills and Ware Ltd was the largest supplier of biscuits and cakes in Western Australia. It was founded by William Mills and Henry Ware.[1]
History
[edit]In 1898, Mills and Wares was established in Cottesloe and shortly afterwards (1899) moved to a new factory in South Terrace, South Fremantle.[2] The factory was the largest industrial employer of women in Western Australia. When the factory closed on 20 March 1992 90% of the workforce were women and 75% were born overseas.[3]
Arnott's Biscuits became a shareholder in Mills and Ware[4][5] in 1953 and the company was renamed Arnott's Mills and Ware Ltd. In October 1973 Arnott's became the majority shareholder and in 1991 announced that the factory would be closed in 1992.
References
[edit]- ^ Harvey, Ben; Hatch, Daniel (29 November 2013). 100 most influential: The business leaders who shaped WA – 1829-2013 (PDF). The West Australian. p. 33. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Dawson, Margaret (1968), The history of the development of Mills and Wares Biscuits Pty. Ltd. : from its beginning in 1897 to the present day, retrieved 2 February 2018
- ^ Ann Delroy & Phyl Brown, 'Sugar and spice: changing patterns of women's work in a WA cake and biscuit factory', Fremantle Studies, 1, 1999: 1-11.
- ^ "Arnott's Steam Biscuit factory opens". Australian food history timeline. 1 September 1870. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "GHOST OF MERGERS PAST HAUNTING ARNOTTS". Australian Financial Review. 12 November 1993. Retrieved 9 September 2020.