Balfours

Balfours is an Australian bakery which produces pies, pasties and cakes for sale in South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales.

History[]

Balfours began when Scottish immigrant James Calder and Margaret née Balfour opened a bakery at 130 Rundle Street, Adelaide, South Australia in 1853.^[1] As Calder's bakery became very successful, he opened the City Steam Biscuit Factory in Twin Street, Adelaide in 1872. Balfours became a household name and in 1867, when Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited South Australia, James Calder was made the official biscuit baker for the royal visit.^{[citation needed]}

Around this time, Calder took on his nephew John Balfour and began trading as Calder & Balfour.^{[citation needed]}

Margaret Balfour died on 1 November 1887 and James Calder died two years later on 1 October 1889, aged 71.^[2][3]

In the 1890s a new factory was built off Carrington Street.^{[citation needed]}

From 1914 Balfours expanded their business to cake shops, cafes and tearooms. They acquired Jackman's Grand Cafe in the T&G Building in King William Street, and Balfour's Cafe was an Adelaide institution on this site for half a century.^{[citation needed]}

In recognition of the significant contribution of then Chairman, Charles Wauchope, the company was re-registered under the name Balfour Wauchope Pty Ltd.^{[citation needed]}

In 2001, the state government provided funds to relocate the main production facility from Morphett Street, Adelaide to Dudley Park under a buy and lease back agreement. The company continued to struggle financially and faced imminent closure.^{[citation needed]}

Balfours was acquired by the San Remo Macaroni Company in 2008.^[4]

As of 2018 Balfours have a second factory at Milperra, New South Wales.^{[citation needed]}

See also[]

• Frog cake
• Pasty
• South Australian food and drink

References[]

External links[]

• Balfours

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