Business - period ended 10.1.2006

Business/Integrity/Rowntree, Janet/Rowntree, Joseph/Janet Rowntree's opinion of Nestle job loses/York Press/York/England/UK/25-Sep-06//... She told The Press she had married a great-grandson of Joseph Rowntree, the Quaker philanthropist who built the chocolate factory in Haxby Road as well as ...

Quaker History/Business/Rowntree, Joseph/Nestlé ships Smarties abroad/Guardian Unlimited/London/England/UK/20-Sep-06//... The Victorian building erected by the Quaker philanthropist Joseph Rowntree will be knocked down and replaced by a development including residential units, allowing Nestlé to benefit from high house prices in York. "It would be dreadful to be sentimental about an old building if it put jobs at risk," said Mr Bayley.

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Confectionery production in York goes back to the mid-19th century when rivals Joseph Rowntree and Joseph Terry set up their original factories and turned the old walled city into Britain's chocolate capital. ...

Quaker History/Business/Rowntree, Joseph/Smarties production moves to Germany/This is London/London/England/UK/20-Sep-06//... The factory was opened in 1890 by Rowntree's, the Quaker food firm bought by Nestle in 1988, and parts are more than 116 years old. ... ... The factory was opened in 1890 by Rowntree's, the Quaker food firm bought by Nestle in 1988, and parts are more than 116 years old. ...

Quaker History/Business/Rowntree, Janet/Rowntree, Joseph/Help on way for city reeling from jobs blows/Yorkshire Post Today/York/England/UK/27-Sep-06//... Janet Rowntree, 63, of Escrick, who married a great-grandson of Quaker philanthropist Joseph Rowntree, said: "I know there is a need to maintain profit margins.
"Joseph Rowntree was an astute businessman and made profits, but he always had regard to what was happening to people. How much longer will there be chocolate manufacturing in York?