In 1897 Brisbane pharmacist Edward Taylor created a range of extracts, including vanilla.
He and partner Mr. Colledge formed the Queen brand, and began to win awards for their flavourings.
By the 1920s, the Queen Vanilla range was sold in hand made glass bottles.
[1] By 2014, Queen was also providing funding, equipment and education to Vanilla farmers in Vava'u, Tonga and Madagascar.
[citation needed] In 2017, Queen Fine Foods was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame.