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MacRobertson's
	1930s Freddo advertisement with the distinctive MacRobertson's signature logo
Country	Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Introduced	1880
Discontinued	1967
	Company
Founded	1880
Founder	Macpherson Robertson

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MacRobertson's, officially the MacRobertson's Steam Confectionery Works,^{[citation needed]} was an Australian company that produced chocolates and various other confectionery.^[1] The company was founded in 1880 by Sir Macpherson Robertson and takes its name from a combination of his first and last name. The company was based for over 100 years in Fitzroy, Victoria, but later moved to Ringwood, Victoria. The company also became known for introducing chewing gum and fairy floss to Australia.

Macpherson Robertson died in 1945 and in 1967, his heirs sold the company to English confectioner Cadbury, which in 1969 merged with Schweppes Australia to become Cadbury Schweppes Australia. The newly merged company continued to manufacture many of the former company's products including: Freddo, Old Gold, Snack, Columbines and Cherry Ripe; which continued to display the company's distinctive logo on its wrapper until 2002. In 2009, Cadbury Schweppes separated from its beverage business and became Cadbury Australia, which continues to operate the former company's factory in Ringwood.

References

^ Carbone, Suzanne (18 October 2015). "Take a leap into the past with Freddo Frog during History Week". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

External links

Sir Macpherson Robertson at Australian Dictionary of Biography

[The_Age_-_18_October_2015_-_Take_a_leap_into_the_past_with_Freddo_Frog_during_History_Week-1] Carbone, Suzanne (18 October 2015). "Take a leap into the past with Freddo Frog during History Week". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

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 '''MacRobertson's''', officially the '''MacRobertson's Steam Confectionery Works''',{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} was an Australian company that produced chocolates and various other confectionery.<ref name="The Age - 18 October 2015 - Take a leap into the past with Freddo Frog during History Week">{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/take-a-leap-into-the-past-with-freddo-frog-during-history-week-20151018-gkbwye.html|title=Take a leap into the past with Freddo Frog during History Week|last=Carbone|first=Suzanne|date=18 October 2015|work=[[The Age]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|accessdate=30 June 2018}}</ref> The company was founded in 1880 by [[Macpherson Robertson|Sir Macpherson Robertson]] and takes its name from a combination of his first and last name. The company was based for over 100 years in [[Fitzroy, Victoria]], but later moved to [[Ringwood, Victoria]]. The company also became known for introducing [[chewing gum]] and [[fairy floss]] to Australia.
-Macpherson Robertson died in 1945 and in 1967 his heirs sold the company to English confectioner [[Cadbury]], which in 1969 merged with [[Schweppes Australia]] to become [[Cadbury Schweppes]] Australia. The newly merged company continued to manufacture many of the former company's products including: [[Freddo]], [[Old Gold (chocolate)|Old Gold]], [[Cadbury Snack|Snack]], Columbines and [[Cherry Ripe (chocolate bar)|Cherry Ripe]]; which continued to display the company's distinctive logo on its wrapper until 2002. In 2009, Cadbury Schweppes separated from its beverage business and became [[Cadbury|Cadbury Australia]], which continues to operate the former company's factory in Ringwood.
+Macpherson Robertson died in 1945 and in 1967, his heirs sold the company to English confectioner [[Cadbury]], which in 1969 merged with [[Schweppes Australia]] to become [[Cadbury Schweppes]] Australia. The newly merged company continued to manufacture many of the former company's products including: [[Freddo]], [[Old Gold (chocolate)|Old Gold]], [[Cadbury Snack|Snack]], Columbines and [[Cherry Ripe (chocolate bar)|Cherry Ripe]]; which continued to display the company's distinctive logo on its wrapper until 2002. In 2009, Cadbury Schweppes separated from its beverage business and became [[Cadbury|Cadbury Australia]], which continues to operate the former company's factory in [[Ringwood, New Jersey|Ringwood]].
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