Bushells is an Australian company that produces tea and coffee.
| Founded | 1883 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Alfred Bushell |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | tea and coffee |
| Parent | FreshFood Services |
| Website | www |
History edit
Bushells was founded by Alfred Bushell in 1883, when he opened a tea shop in Queensland. His sons moved the enterprise to Sydney in 1899 and began selling tea commercially, founding Australia's first commercial tea seller.[1] A Bushells tea factory was set up in Harrington Street, Sydney, and a coffee roasting department at Atherton Place in The Rocks.[2]
In 1940, members of the Bushell family acquired the heritage-listed Sydney house, Carthona.[3] In the 1980s, the company diversified its coffee manufacturing under the Bushells Coffee brand.[citation needed]
In 1998, as part of an acquisition of coffee brands from Unilever, FreshFood Services Pty Ltd purchased the Bushells Coffee brand.[4] FreshFood also purchased the New Zealand division of Bushells Coffee.[citation needed] The tea brand remained with Unilever. Coffee continues to be produced at the Concord factory.
FreshFood announced a long-term plan[when?] to close the Concord factory. As of January 2018, planning was still in the early stages and the closure was at least three to five years away.[5]
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References edit
- ^ "Bushells - Our Cuppa Since 1883". Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ Photographs of Bushell's Factory workers; and 'Kismet' (Phillip Bushell's home), 1936-1937, Arthur J. Brown, State Library of New South Wales, PXE 1554
- ^ "Carthona". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H555. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Bushells Coffee - An Iconic Part of Australian Coffee History". Bushells Coffee. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Bushells Redevelopment Concord". Bushell's Redevelopment Concord. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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