United Biscuits
Remember the ads? “we’re all delighted to eat United” and later “we’re all delighted new extra time United” The product was a chocolate covered candy crisp biscuit, wrapped in a blue and silver striped foil wrapper. Later in it’s life it was offered in orange flavour. The biscuit became one of the early products to […]
Fine Fare
You will probably best remember this brand for it’s distinctive yellow packaged own brand budget range. Many won’t realise it was once one of Britain’s biggest supermarkets Summary Fine Fare started life in 1951 founded in Welwyn Garden City as part of a company called Howardsgate Holdings. By 1962 the company had over 200 shops. […]
Our price records
Once a popular haunt for record lovers on most High Streets. Summary Our Price Records was the popular record chain was founded in 1971 by Gary Nesbitt, Edward Stollins and Mike Issacs. Their first store was in Finchley Road, London. By 1976 the company had six stores branded as The “Tape Revolution”, specialising in the […]
Quatro
Blast from the past! Do you remember Quatro? It hardly gets mentioned these days. Summary A real 1980’s drink! Green in colour, Quatro was the four fruit (Pineapple, passion fruit, orange and grapefruit) flavoured carbonated drink. Made by Coca Cola, you would have found Quatro on shelves from 1982. Where Did They Go? The drink […]
Vaux
If you want good beer make the “V” sign V’s the sign you want a pint of Vaux. the popular strapline from the classic ad. Once found everywhere, Vaux was responsible for a number of well known brands, including: Vaux’s Stout, Double Maxim, Sunderland Best Bitter and Norseman Lager. Summary Founded by Cuthbert Vaux in […]