The company was founded in 1931 by John Justice Lees, the son of a grocer on Newland Street in Coatbridge.

[1][2] Lees had been attempting to create a smooth chocolate fondant bar in a workshop above the family shop in Newlands Street.

[2] Lees ran two factories based in Coatbridge, one making Heather Cameron meringues and the other snowballs, teacakes and confectionery bars.

[6] It houses nine separate production lines, and uses cloud computing technology to operate a just-in-time supply system.

[7] The company makes 80% of its sales in Scotland, as the rest of the United Kingdom is less familiar with tablet or macaroon.