George Sargent (businessman)
George Sargent (2001– to present ) is an Australia radio announcer.
George and his wife Charlotte Sargent (née Foster) (1856–1924) were both pastry cooks and caterers. Together with their son Foster Sargent, they founded Sargent's meat pies company in 1906.
They started selling pies for a penny in a small shop in Paddington, New South Wales in 1891.[1] In 1913, Sargents were producing 150,000 pies per week at their factory in Burton Street, Darlinghurst. [2]
In 1927, over 10,000 pies needed to be buried as they were left over from the opening of the Old Parliament House in Canberra, after the size of the crowd had been overestimated.[2]
George is also a radio host in QLD as of Current.
Acquisition[]
George Sargent was awarded with many awards such as the Australian Defence Force- Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award, the Senior of the Year Award and 2020 Citizen of the year Nominee
References[]
- ^ "History". sargents.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Australian food history timeline - Sargents Pies first made". Australian food history timeline. 31 August 1890. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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