[1] In 1862 he transferred premises to 7, Exeter Street and in 1912 Edwin Farley sold the business, including the secret formula for Farley's rusks to Mr William Bolitho Trahair, prior to emigrating to Canada.

William Trahair, a well-known Liberal, and Methodist lay-preacher marketed proprietary lines, such as Globe Metal Polish and John Master's matches, from his shop Globe Stores, 58-59 Notte Street, Plymouth.

During the 1920s, the business transferred to Woolster Street and gave up its agencies to concentrate on rusk production.

A new model factory was built in 1931 at Torr Lane, Peverell, Plymouth and the company expanded rapidly, until the Glaxo Group took over operations in 1968.

In 1986 Boots The Chemist Limited bought the Farley's interest from Glaxo.