Carr's Table Water Biscuits, 125 g (Pack of 1)

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Jonathan Dodgson Carr (1806 – 1884) was the son of a grocer from Kendal in the North West of England. He served an apprenticeship to a baker, and then commenced business as a miller and baker on Castle Street, Carlisle, from 1831. Jonathan Dodgson Carr (1806 – 1884)

The Story of Carr's". United Biscuits (UK). Archived from the original on 29 August 2014 . Retrieved 4 December 2013. a b c Carr's water biscuit shortage looms after factory hit by UK floods, The Independent, 22 January 2016 A committed Quaker, Carr was a gentle, kind and modest man. An enlightened employer, he had established a library for his workforce by 1841.Since 1972 the Carr's biscuit factory has been part of United Biscuits, and the Carr's branded products are marketed in the US by Kellogg's. The factory today is known officially as McVitie's but still known locally as Carr's. Henry Carr was appointed chairman of the business. A deeply spiritual man, he had a greater inclination towards religion than commerce. However he was determined to show that he was worthy of the legacy left him by his father. He ventured upon an ambitious expansion of the biscuit factory, almost doubling its productive capacity in 1891. Jonathan Carr protested against the Corn Laws, which placed steep tariffs on imported wheat to keep the price of British wheat artificially high. This meant bread was expensive even in times of famine. [4] Carr died in 1884, but by 1885, the company was making 128 varieties of biscuit and employing 1000 workers. [5] Story, Chris (2 March 2012). "Carr's Table Water Biscuits Lose Royal Stamp of Approval". Cumberland News. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016 . Retrieved 4 December 2013.

a b c "Company History". Carr’s Milling Industries. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015 . Retrieved 4 December 2013.

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Light - Have a job that involves long periods of sitting (office-based / driving) or are home-based and sitting for much of the day. Typical jobs: office worker, sales rep, bus/taxi/lorry driver. Carr's business was both a mill and a bakery, an early example of vertical integration, and produced bread by night and biscuits by day. [3] The biscuits were loosely based on dry biscuits used on long voyages by sailors. [3] They could be kept crisp and fresh in tins, and despite their fragility could easily be transported to other parts of the country by canal and railway. [3]