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R.
T. French & Company, FrenchÕs Mustard
Many
more photos to come. The
R.T. French company is owned by Reckitt Benckiser PLC, a British Company, 2005 Reckitt Benckiser. All rights reserved. New
Jersey-based Reckitt Benckiser Inc. [4]. The
company that produces French's mustard is neither owned by French interests
nor headquartered in France, however. French's corporate parent is actually a
British firm, Reckitt Benckiser PLC; the popular mustard brand is designated
"French's" because it was originally a product of the American firm
R.T. French Company, named for its founder, Robert T. French [4]. 1942
French's Bird Seed and Bird Biscuit ad shows it is also owned by The R. T.
French Company, 2471 Mustard Street, Rochester, NY [4]. 1920.
R. T. French Co. introduces power machinery and becomes one of the largest
food producers in the world [4]. 1912.
R. T. French Co. moves into city, and locates factory at One Mustard Street,
Rochester, NY [4]. 1904.
FrenchÕs Mustard discovered at the St. Louis WorldÕs Fair the same year that
the hot dog was introduced [5]. 1893.
R. T. French dies and brothers George and Francis take over the business [5].
1883.
Three year old R. T. French Co., started by spice trader Robert French and
his brother George French, moves from New York City to Fairport. R. T. French
Co. sends the first prepared mustard to St. Louis World's Fair. Created as a
salad dressing, it is paired with another new food, the hot dog, and becomes
an instant success [4]. Websitesá Wikipedia Encyclopedia Description Bibliography
[1]
FFA folder L091. [2]
Jan Rieke, 11505 Bethesda Church Road, Damascus, MD
20872, 301-368-3464, JRieke@msn.com. [3]
Jeanette S. French, jfrench1@earthlink.net
[4]
Judith Jane French, judith333@earthlink.net [5] Wikipedia
Encyclopedia Description [6]
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