William Mellis Christie

The product line, of which there were more than 400 varieties of cakes and biscuits, was carefully monitored for quality by Christie himself.

[4] Today Mr. Christie is a brand under Nabisco and as part of Mondelez International with products in the Canadian market.

Mr. Christie Bakery and Outlet was located at 23 Park Lawn Road in Etobicoke before closing.

1848 September – Age 19 – Christie gets his first job working as a baker in Toronto for a company called William McConnell.

1856 – Age 27 – Christie manages to buy out his partner, purchase the shop and hire three assistants.

1860 – Age 31 – Christie forms a partnership with his father-in-law, James McMullen, and focuses exclusively on biscuit making.

With five staff he produces more than 4,300 boxes of biscuits by hand each year, bring total annual sales to $13,000.00.

1876 – Age 47 – Christie travels to the Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia and wins silver and bronze medals for his biscuits.

He owned all 5,000 shares but this structure was, at least partly, designed with a view to dealing with his estate after death.

1920 – Robert Jaffray, struck with cancer, sells the bakery to a group of New York investors.