FORTUNES IN SWEETS
■ ;—» ■ . -At lunch, to celebrate the sixth annual exhibition of chocolate and con* fectionery in England, Mr. H. J. Nov«. ton, chairman of the exhibition committee, emphasised the importance of, the chocolate- and confectionery trades.' He pointed out that there are 250,000 sweet shops in the country, and that .£50,000,000 worth of chocolates are sold every year—an average of over £4-a week per shop. The number of; direct employees exceeds 720,000. "The British chocolate and confer tionery industry is the best iv the world," Mr. Norton said, "and does' not deserve Tibald remarks about lollipops. The capital involved is very! large, and makes the industry 08 greater importance economically thniv many of the siwallinl staple indns- ■ fries.1'
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 135, 5 December 1933, Page 15
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119FORTUNES IN SWEETS Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 135, 5 December 1933, Page 15
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