Description
Peek Freans was founded in London, England in 1857. The name is a combination of the surnames of its founders: James Peek and George Hender Frean. In about 1920, Peek, Frean & Company Limited merged with its major competitor, Huntley & Palmers, to become Associated Biscuit Manufacturing Ltd. The first shipments of Peek Freans biscuits to Canada started in the 1870s and production in Canada began in 1949