Chocolate and Biscuit factories in Glasgow in 1919

[Wilton Endeavour]

I am looking on information on either a chocolate factory or a biscuit factory or both that was in Glasgow in 1919.
The girl in question was residing at 21 Possil Road, Glasgow and her occupation was a Chocolate packer.
Her mother in law was a biscuit packer. I was thinking it could have been Tunnocks or Gray Dunn's. So if any one can come up with any factories that existed in 1919.

Yours,

Wilton Endeavour.

[mags c]

Hi there, Dont think it would be Tunnocks a bit too far out.  McFarlane and Laing were at the Gallowgate. Gray and Dunn were in Kinning Park (South side of Glasgow) Bilsland bakey was at Anderson, just off the Broomielaw.  Thats all I can find at the moment

[Skoosh]

The Coop at Shieldhall made just about everything, incl biscuits. Beattie's was another biscuit maker but I believe Burton's had a place in Springburn which was adjacent to Possil.

Skoosh.

[Lodger]

Could have been the City Bakeries, it was a huge concern with dozens of shops, so it would probably have had a biscuit department and a chocolate department. When I remember it the bakery (or factory) was in Balmore Road but when Sancti was in short trousers it was in Clarendon Street, which was at the foot of Maryhill Road in the Woodside - St George's Cross area, a stone's throw from Firhill and the Round Toll/Possil Road.

http://www.woodsideonline.org.uk/heritage/industry-factories-and-shops/city-bakeries/

[Lodger]

21 Possil Road would probably have been right down at St George's Road, not in the Possil itself Skoosh.

[Skoosh]

Sugar refining was the basis of Glasgow's Confectionery industry, which continued to expand after the last refinery closed & cheap continental sugar became available. Wotherspoon, Buchanan, Hay, Birrell's,  Stewart & Young & Montgomery's, big firms who probably also made chocolate? There were two chocolate factories, Carson's Ltd in Barrowfield & The Sweetmeat Automatic Delivery Company which made chocolate bars for vending machines.

Anent the Coop at Shieldhall, the UCBS main bakeries was in Ballater Street & MacNeil Street & the giant bakeries in Cranstounhill & Plantation of J & B Stevenson plus many others.

 Looks like a needle in a haystack situation? Wilton, I think you've as much chance of discovering this as you have in finding the knife used to cut your grannie's umbilical. 

[Wilton Endeavour]

I'm enjoying the discussion anyway folks.

Wilton Endeavour.

[Wilton Endeavour]

The biscuit factory was McVities if you can track that one down.
Not sure if the chocolate factory was linked to this or not.

Wilton Endeavour

[MonicaL]

Hi All 

From the 1912 directory:

Biscuit Makers www.archive.org/stream/postofficeannual191112gla#page/1098/mode/2up
Chocolate Makers www.archive.org/stream/postofficeannual191112gla#page/1138/mode/2up
Confectioners www.archive.org/stream/postofficeannual191112gla#page/1158/mode/2up

Why do you think McVitie's, Wilton Endeavour?

Monica