TREBOR Extra Strong Spearmint 41.3g x Case of 40

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With production in full swing, Trebor bought up many other smaller confectionary companies – and in 1950it built a new headquarters just up the road at Clayhall in Ilford. So – returning to this ‘sweet factory’ enquiry I received from Oz – my research (mostly referencing the excellent ‘The Trebor Story’-www.e7nowandthen.org) uncovered the following. The factory was left in a right old state structurally following the bombing, and the local police had to maintain a guard over it at all times, to prevent the many looters that had tried to gain entry to ‘alf-inch’ the sugar supplies. Trebor Mints is a brand steeped in British confectionery history. Since its establishment in 1907, Trebor has delighted sweet enthusiasts with a wide range of iconic sweets and hard candies. A shining light of the British confectionery world, Trebor’s commitment to quality and their irresistible range of sweets has led to them being the household name that they are today. Over the years, they’ve made many sweets, but today they are known and loved for their range of irresistible mints.

Well – interestingly the pub’s named is connected to one ‘Sir John Pelly’who was the governor of the globally renowned ‘Hudson Bay Company’. It is believed by some that the name ‘Trebor’ came about by reversing the first name of one of its founders ‘Robert’ Robertson – others say that the company was named ‘Trebor’ because the Forest Gate factory was situated next to a row of Victorian terraced residential houses in ‘Trebor Terrace’. It was fascinating to see the sweets like Refreshers being stamped out on a tabular machine. We were also shown the store where the many hundreds of beautiful, sweet tins were stored waiting to be sent all over the world.

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Not long after WW2, the Trebor factory in Forest Gate was painted white, with a huge “Trebor Quality Sweets”branding displayed in green on its exterior.

So – all in all an interesting little day out, and I only hope that London Shoes ‘findings’ now leave the initial enquirer from Oz, a little bit more informed than perhaps he was before – and who knows, there may be others reading this particular ‘Shoes’ posting, who may have a past connection or memories of the Trebor factory, and enjoy finding out a little bit more about it. Moderate - On your feet for much of the day, either standing or occasional slow paced walking. Typical jobs: shop assistant, teacher, chef/cook, bar worker, engineer. Most people often assume that mints would have no syns or calories, but due to the high sugar content inside of them, this contributes to their syns. In 1907a group of 4 east London ‘sweet makers’ got together to form a business manufacturing confectionary – and to do this they built a factory on the corner of Katherine Road& Shaftsbury Road in Forest Gate– London E7.London in the 50’s and 60’s was a far cry from today – we used to get a Red Rover bus pass for half a crown and travel all over London, hopping on and off to see the sights and felt totally safe. Just read your article about Trebor’s factory in Katherine Road Forest Gate. I grew up in East Ham/Forest Gate and my parents both went to Shaftesbury Road School in the 1920’s. Sir John Pelly was a Forest Gate ‘local’ as he owned a massive amount of the land in the Forest Gate district throughout the 18th & 19th Centuries – and he was made ‘First Baronet of Upton’ by Queen Elizabeth in 1840. Inactive - Do very little exercise, going for the occasional walk (moderate pace, low intensity). Spend majority of leisure time doing activities such as watching TV, playing computer games, on the internet, reading, cooking, driving, general household chores. Following the end of WW1 and the lifting of sugar rationing, the ‘Trebor’ business grew rapidly – and by 1920 they yet again became one of Britain’s most innovative production companies, by going ‘electric’ which brought an end to their hand-production process.