Leeds Sweet Manufacturers

majorhoundii · Post by **majorhoundii** » Sat 15 Sep, 2012 11:00 pm

ArmleyLass47 wrote: Just wondering how we managed to get two pages of postson here because of the tin of toffees as the original only hasthree replies on it laugh. The person who started it wanted to findher families sweet factory and has never been back since??? Because Secret Leeds is wonderful like that!

BJF · Post by **BJF** » Sun 16 Sep, 2012 2:42 pm

There are still two liquorice factories in PonteHaribo which was originally Dunhills and Tangerine which was originally Wilkinsons then Trebor Bassett Barrets etc

book · Post by **book** » Sun 16 Sep, 2012 5:05 pm

There was Grekos in WoodHouse that made Ice cream cones. I think that's what they called it.

jdbythesea · Post by **jdbythesea** » Sun 16 Sep, 2012 8:16 pm

book wrote: There was Grekos in WoodHouse that made Ice cream cones. I think that's what they called it. Greco Brothers still operate - only now they're in Middlesbrough.

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Sun 16 Sep, 2012 11:35 pm

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Sun 16 Sep, 2012 11:37 pm

York Road Lad · Post by **York Road Lad** » Mon 17 Sep, 2012 12:13 am

Johnny39 wrote: I remember the nouget factory in Hudson Road, Harehills but I can't remember the manufacturer's name. I lived in a house immediately behind it in the 1960's and 70's. It had closed by then - and was making something else. However, the sign was still up - 'K Nougat'. Older members of my family remember it when it was in production - and I vaguely remember the yard next to it - that had the Calomax factory built on it in 1964. Of course, we pronounce 'nougat' as 'nugget' in Leeds!

Johnny39 · Post by **Johnny39** » Mon 17 Sep, 2012 1:45 am

York Road Lad wrote: Johnny39 wrote: I remember the nouget factory in Hudson Road, Harehills but I can't remember the manufacturer's name. I lived in a house immediately behind it in the 1960's and 70's. It had closed by then - and was making something else. However, the sign was still up - 'K Nougat'. Older members of my family remember it when it was in production - and I vaguely remember the yard next to it - that had the Calomax factory built on it in 1964. Of course, we pronounce 'nougat' as 'nugget' in Leeds! I think the "K" stood for Kaye's. I remember it as been pink in colour and lethal to anyone with loose teeth.

book · Post by **book** » Mon 17 Sep, 2012 10:23 am

Wasn't the pink side soft and the white side the tooth remover

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Mon 17 Sep, 2012 11:40 am

book wrote: Wasn't the pink side soft and the white side the tooth remover Ha Ha,it came with peanuts in too sometimes ! additional hazard.