Rowntree's

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Rowntree's is a historic British confectionery company best known for creating popular sweets such as Smarties, Fruit Pastilles, and KitKat (later acquired by Nestlé).

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Rowntree confectionery works 1
Rowntree's canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf confectionery company
acquisitionYear 1988
associatedWith Quaker business traditions
York chocolate industry
brandOwner Nestlé NERFINISHED
brandStatus historic British confectionery brand
brandUsedOn chewy sweets
jelly sweets
sugar sweets
country England
United Kingdom
founded 1862
foundedBy Henry Isaac Rowntree NERFINISHED
Joseph Rowntree NERFINISHED
Rowntree family NERFINISHED
foundedIn York NERFINISHED
hasProductLine Rowntree's Fruit Gums NERFINISHED
Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles NERFINISHED
Rowntree's Jelly Tots NERFINISHED
Rowntree's Randoms NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation York NERFINISHED
historicalRole major British chocolate manufacturer of the 19th and 20th centuries
industry confectionery
food manufacturing
location York NERFINISHED
market Europe
Ireland NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
mergedWith Mackintosh's NERFINISHED
notableFor innovative confectionery products
mass-market chocolate bars
notableProduct Aero NERFINISHED
After Eight NERFINISHED
Black Magic NERFINISHED
Fruit Gums
Fruit Pastilles NERFINISHED
KitKat NERFINISHED
Polo mints NERFINISHED
Smarties NERFINISHED
Toffee Crisp NERFINISHED
originalName Rowntree NERFINISHED
parentCompany Nestlé UK NERFINISHED
predecessor Rowntree & Co NERFINISHED
productType chocolate
sugar confectionery
successor Rowntree Mackintosh NERFINISHED

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Smarties introducedBy Rowntree's
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this entity surface form: Rowntree confectionery works