Rowntree
York chocolate dynasty
Rowntree is a British confectionery company, founded in York in 1862, known for chocolate and sweets including Kit Kat, Smarties, and Aero.
The name also refers to the Rowntree family, particularly Joseph Rowntree, the Quaker philanthropist whose studies of poverty in York influenced British social reform.
Now owned by Nestlé.
Layered wafer candy bar
- SmartiesSugar tablets in tubes
- YorkieCompact terrier breed, informally
- Black MagicDark occult practice
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
sweets · pastilles · toffee · gums · candy · cocoa · sugar · confections
Swiss food and beverage corporation
- MackintoshScottish clan name
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- packagingProtective product enclosure
marketing · advertising · British · iconic · heritage brand · logo · product line · confectioner
Historic English city
- VictorianOf a prim era
- QuakerSociety of Friends member
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- family businessEnterprise owned by relatives
British · industrial · 19th century · archives · legacy · history · entrepreneurship · workforce
Organized push for societal betterment
- model villageSmall-scale replica town
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- grantmakingDistributing charitable funds
- charityVoluntary aid for others
welfare · housing · benevolence · humanitarianism · giving · advocacy · social good · education
KitKat
Layered wafer candy bar
- SmartiesSugar tablets in tubes
- YorkieCompact terrier breed, informally
- Black MagicDark occult practice
chocolate · sweets · pastilles · toffee · gums · candy · cocoa · sugar · confections · treats
Nestlé
Swiss food and beverage corporation
- MackintoshScottish clan name
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
packaging · marketing · advertising · British · iconic · heritage brand · logo · product line · confectioner
York
Historic English city
family business · British · industrial · 19th century · archives · legacy · history · entrepreneurship · workforce · innovation
social reform
Organized push for societal betterment
- model villageSmall-scale replica town
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- grantmakingDistributing charitable funds
charity · welfare · housing · benevolence · humanitarianism · giving · advocacy · social good · education
Rowntreerobber barons
Exploitative nineteenth-century capitalists