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| ===Easter Bilby=== | ===Easter Bilby=== | ||
| ] are seen as pests; to better appease the Australian public, Haigh's began offering a chocolate Easter ] in 1993 as an alternative to the popular ].<ref name="bilby">{{cite web |url=http://members.optusnet.com.au/bilbies/Easter_Bilby.htm |publisher=Australian Bilby Appreciation Society |title=The Easter Bilby |accessdate=2007-09-14 }}</ref> | ] are seen as pests; to better appease the Australian public, Haigh's began offering a chocolate Easter ] in 1993 as an alternative to the popular ].<ref name="bilby">{{cite web |url=http://members.optusnet.com.au/bilbies/Easter_Bilby.htm |publisher=Australian Bilby Appreciation Society |title=The Easter Bilby |accessdate=2007-09-14 }}</ref> | ||
| === Biopolymer === | |||
| Haigh’s Chocolates has introduced new biodegradable packaging for its White Ballotins Chocolate Box, made possible through the advanced ] technology of ]. Haigh's Chocolate will now be available in biodegradable packaging. The new 200g White Ballotins chocolate box contains a varied assortment of hand-packaged ]s, milk, milk and dark, cream centres, truffles and dark ginger chocolates <ref>http://www.bioplastics24.com/content/view/1348/2/lang,en/</ref>. | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Confectionery |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Headquarters | Adelaide, Australia |
| Number of locations | 12 |
| Area served | Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney |
| Products | Chocolates |
| Website | http://www.haighschocolates.com.au/ |
Haigh's Chocolates is a company selling high quality chocolate products to customers in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. The company is based in Adelaide, South Australia, where it was founded in 1915 by Alfred E. Haigh. There are six outlets within the Adelaide metropolitan region and five in Melbourne, as well as the first Sydney store established in 2005. Haigh's conducts free tours of its factory on Greenhill Road.
History
Alfred E. Haigh was born in 1877 in Adelaide, South Australia, but learned about chocolate manufacture with Lindt & Sprüngli in Switzerland. His first shop, on Beehive Corner in Rundle Mall, still operates. The décor of the shop remains the same as it was since it opened, although now it directly faces a competitor, Darrell Lea Chocolates.
In the 1950s and the 1960s, Haigh's chocolates were sold in cinemas by "Tray Girls" and "Tray Boys". When cinema attendance fell, he ventured to Melbourne to expand his already popular business.
Easter Bilby
Rabbits in Australia are seen as pests; to better appease the Australian public, Haigh's began offering a chocolate Easter Bilby in 1993 as an alternative to the popular Easter Bunny.
Biopolymer
Haigh’s Chocolates has introduced new biodegradable packaging for its White Ballotins Chocolate Box, made possible through the advanced biopolymer technology of Plantic Technologies Limited. Haigh's Chocolate will now be available in biodegradable packaging. The new 200g White Ballotins chocolate box contains a varied assortment of hand-packaged dark connoisseurs, milk, milk and dark, cream centres, truffles and dark ginger chocolates .
See also
References
- "Our company history". Haigh's Chocolates. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- "The Easter Bilby". Australian Bilby Appreciation Society. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- http://www.bioplastics24.com/content/view/1348/2/lang,en/