Riley's Toffee Rolls

Riley's Toffee Rolls is a brand of toffee launched in 1907 and originally made by "Riley Brothers Limited" of Halifax, founded by Fred Riley & John Herbert Riley. Toffees were made from a recipe given to them by their mother.
The brand was relaunched in 2008, manufactured by the niece of the founders of Riley's.

History

[file:Riley toffee factory 1914.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Rilay's toffe factory (current McVities factory) in Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax, were the Toffee Rolls were produced, as seen in 1914]
Toffees were manufactured at the Riley Brothers' Hopwood Lane factory in Halifax, which is now a McVitie's site.
In 1953, due to the death of John Herbert Riley, the surviving brother sold the company to William Nuttall and after a number of corporate purchases the company ended up in control of Kraft PLC and produced at the Callard & Bowser operation at their Bridgend Plant.
In the mid-1990s the decision was made to discontinue production of Riley's Toffee Rolls in favour of increased production of the Altoid mint.
In 2008 a woman named Freya Sykes discovered a recipe book called Economical Cooking given to her by her Granny Ella Riley; in the front was the hand written recipe which was given to her by her uncles, Fred & John Herbert Riley. The recipe was for the original Riley's Toffee Rolls and after filing for IP rights the Riley Toffee Rolls was reborn, now with a slightly softer texture to fit modern taste.