Christie, Brown Company - The Christie Bakery

The Christie Bakery

With Alexander Brown, Christie co-founded a city baker (1858), which became Christie, Brown and Company in 1868. By the 1880s, Christie's was considered to be the largest manufacturer of biscuits in Canada.

The firm's primary plant in Toronto covered 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2). The business opened a $1 million biscuit factory in Winnipeg, Manitoba, a region of spring wheat, in February 1932.

The product had a market base in all parts of the country but does not appear to have penetrated export markets to any degree before his death. The product line, of which there were more than 400 varieties of cakes and biscuits, was carefully monitored for quality by Christie himself. "Pirate cookies", with an oatmeal and peanut butter combination, was the most popular of all brands.

In October 1934, George Morrow and his brother Frederick K. Morrow owned the Christie, Brown Company, and had controlling interest in the Gold Dust Corporation, the American Linseed Company, the Standard Milling Company, the Ward Baking Company, United Cigar Stores Limited, and United Stores, Inc.

The no par common stock of the Christie, Brown Company was removed from the list on the New York Stock Exchange in March 1932.

Today Mr. Christie is a brand under Nabisco and as part of Mondelez International with products in the Canadian market. Mr. Christie Bakery and Outlet is located at 23 Park Lawn Road in Etobicoke.