Rowntree's

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Rowntree's is a historic British confectionery company best known for creating popular sweets such as Smarties, Fruit Pastilles, and KitKat (later acquired by Nestlé).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf confectionery company
acquisitionYear 1988
associatedWith Quaker business traditions
York chocolate industry
brandOwner Nestlé
brandStatus historic British confectionery brand
brandUsedOn chewy sweets
jelly sweets
sugar sweets
country England
United Kingdom
founded 1862
foundedBy Henry Isaac Rowntree
linked to: Seebohm Rowntree

Joseph Rowntree
Rowntree family
linked to: Rowntree's
foundedIn York
hasProductLine Rowntree's Fruit Gums
linked to: Rowntree's

Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles
linked to: Rowntree's

Rowntree's Jelly Tots
Rowntree's Randoms
linked to: Rowntree's
headquartersLocation York
historicalRole major British chocolate manufacturer of the 19th and 20th centuries
industry confectionery
food manufacturing
location York
market Europe
Ireland
United Kingdom
mergedWith Mackintosh's
notableFor innovative confectionery products
mass-market chocolate bars
notableProduct Aero
After Eight
Black Magic
Fruit Gums
Fruit Pastilles
KitKat
Polo mints
Smarties
Toffee Crisp
originalName Rowntree
linked to: Rowntree's
parentCompany Nestlé UK
linked to: Nestlé
predecessor Rowntree & Co
linked to: Rowntree's
productType chocolate
sugar confectionery
successor Rowntree Mackintosh
linked to: Rowntree's

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Smarties introducedBy Rowntree's
New Earswick associatedWithIndustry Rowntree confectionery works
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Seebohm Rowntree familyName Rowntree
linked to: Rowntree's
Seebohm Rowntree employer Rowntree & Co.
linked to: Rowntree's
KitKat createdBy Rowntree’s of York
linked to: Rowntree's
Rowntree's foundedBy Rowntree family
linked to: Rowntree's
Rowntree's originalName Rowntree
linked to: Rowntree's
Rowntree's predecessor Rowntree & Co
linked to: Rowntree's
Rowntree's successor Rowntree Mackintosh
linked to: Rowntree's
Rowntree's hasProductLine Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles
linked to: Rowntree's
Rowntree's hasProductLine Rowntree's Fruit Gums
linked to: Rowntree's
Rowntree's hasProductLine Rowntree's Randoms
linked to: Rowntree's