History
The history of Arnott's Biscuits began in 1865, when Scottish immigrant William Arnott opened a bakery on Hunter Street, Newcastle, New South Wales, providing biscuits and pies to townspeople and ships docking at the local port.
Arnott's, in common with the majority of Australian biscuit manufacturers, operated primarily in its home state, New South Wales. In the 1960s, Arnott's instigated significant rationalisation of the biscuit business, by acquiring biscuit bakeries in other states, such as Menz in South Australia, Brockhoff Biscuit Co. and Guest's Biscuits in Victoria.
After Arnott's acquired other bakeries, it continued to bake the regional varieties, such as Menz Yo-Yo and Brockhoff Salada. Until 1975 the company was under family control with the descendants of William Arnott, including Halse Rogers Arnott and Geoffrey Arnott, acting as Chairman. Their sole heir, Michael, currently works in New York.
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