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04-19-1977 (cutline): Old Name Comes Down--Workmen remove the last of the wooden letters of Southern Biscuit Co. from atop the company's bakery at Broad Street and Terminal Place yesterday. The bakery will be known as Interbake Foods, Inc., the name of the coporate umbrella of Southern Biscuit Co. SOon a new set of letters will go up, constructed of black plastic and measuring two-and-one-half feet tall.
- Staff photo
The Dec. 6, 1953, edition of The Times-Dispatch included a photo spread on the Southern Biscuit Co., whose products – under the Famous Foods of Virginia brand – established the company as one of America's largest producers of cookies and crackers. Here, baked cookies moved along a conveyor. The Richmond factory near Scott’s Addition now houses the Cookie Factory Lofts apartment complex.
- Staff photo
From the Archives: Southern Biscuit Co.
Southern Biscuit Co., whose products – under the Famous Foods of Virginia brand – established the company as one of America's largest producers of cookies and crackers.
06-10-1975 (cutline): Southern Biscuit Co. operation in Richmond. Firm is owned by George Weston, Ltd. of Canada.
- Bob Brown
12-01-1940: Southern Biscuit Co.
- Times-Dispatch
03-02-1952 (cutline): Southern Biscuit Company completes $1,000,000 addition to plant in Richmond.
- Staff photo
04-19-1977 (cutline): Old Name Comes Down--Workmen remove the last of the wooden letters of Southern Biscuit Co. from atop the company's bakery at Broad Street and Terminal Place yesterday. The bakery will be known as Interbake Foods, Inc., the name of the coporate umbrella of Southern Biscuit Co. SOon a new set of letters will go up, constructed of black plastic and measuring two-and-one-half feet tall.
- Staff photo
12-06-1953 (cutline): Allen Trent adds soda as dough is mixed.
- Times-Dispatch
12-06-1953 (cutline): James Bolton checks cookies on way to oven.
- Times-Dispatch
12-06-1953 (cutline): Phyllis Rodgers operates box maker.
- Times-Dispatch
12-06-1953 (cutline): Cookies are cartoned by Emma Birdsong (left), Carrie Higgins.
- Times-Dispatch
12-06-1953 (cutline): Jo Anne Burnett makes final check of weight of boxed cookies.
- Times-Dispatch
The Dec. 6, 1953, edition of The Times-Dispatch included a photo spread on the Southern Biscuit Co., whose products – under the Famous Foods of Virginia brand – established the company as one of America's largest producers of cookies and crackers. Here, baked cookies moved along a conveyor. The Richmond factory near Scott’s Addition now houses the Cookie Factory Lofts apartment complex.
- Staff photo
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