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'''Cannings Foods Limited''' was a [[Trinidad and Tobago]] company that was founded by |
'''Cannings Foods Limited''' was a [[Trinidad and Tobago]] company that was founded by [[Ernest Canning]], a [[United Kingdom|British]]-born [[businessman]] in 1912.<ref>{{cite news | title = Ernest Canning: From telephone orders to self-service supermarkets: the evolution of grocery shopping in Trinidad and Tobago | url = http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Biography/bio_ErnestHughCanning_supermarketmagnate.htm | work = [[Trinidad and Tobago Newsday|Newsday]] Historical Digest | date = June 25, 2000 | accessdate = 2007-04-03 }}</ref> It started operations as a grocery store. Then they introduced dairy products including ice cream, baked goods, poultry processing and [[Cannings|soft drinks]]. The supermarket '''HiLo''' was started in 1950 as the first self service store in Trinidad and Tobago. It was then purchased by [[Neal and Massey Limited]]. In the 1990's the Cannings Group ceased to operate with the exception of HiLo supermarket. The [[Cannings]] soft drink brand was sold to [[Coca Cola]] and continues to be produced. |
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Cannings Foods Limited was a Trinidad and Tobago company that was founded by Ernest Canning, a British-born businessman in 1912.[1] It started operations as a grocery store. Then they introduced dairy products including ice cream, baked goods, poultry processing and soft drinks. The supermarket HiLo was started in 1950 as the first self service store in Trinidad and Tobago. It was then purchased by Neal and Massey Limited. In the 1990's the Cannings Group ceased to operate with the exception of HiLo supermarket. The Cannings soft drink brand was sold to Coca Cola and continues to be produced.
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- ^ "Ernest Canning: From telephone orders to self-service supermarkets: the evolution of grocery shopping in Trinidad and Tobago". Newsday Historical Digest. June 25, 2000. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
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