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Hudson's biscuit factory, Dunedin

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Hudson's biscuit factory, Dunedin

 A biscuit factory was founded by Richard Hudson in Dunedin in 1868. He saw his business grow rapidly, and in 1876 he purchased a larger building, the Masonic Hall in Moray Place, and fitted it out as a factory. By 1900 the biscuit and chocolate departments were cramped for space so a section on the corner of Cumberland and St Andrews streets was purchased together with a larger section between Cumberland and Castle streets where a new factory was built. This is the Hudson's biscuit factory in Castle Street in 1926, four years after the company joined up with Cadbury Brothers.

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Otago Daily Times

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Sarah Wilcox, Food and beverage manufacturing – Baking and confectionery, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/26323/hudsons-biscuit-factory-dunedin (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Sarah Wilcox, i tāngia i te 3 March 2010.

Comments

edward Turnbull
05 August 2024
Loved my time at this company working on New Brand packaging 1993 -1994 In the Design Design team. My son Mark Turnbull was born during my time there. Everyone was so welcoming and supportive. Murray Brown was head of Human Resource back then and so helpful to my small family as we arrived. Nothing was too much for the generous help we received.