Elizabeth Shaw is the trading name of a Greenbank

Greenbank, Bristol

Greenbank is a small informal district in the city of Bristol, England nestling between Easton to the south, Eastville to the west and north west, Fishponds, Clay Bottom and Rose Green to the north, and Whitehall to the east. It is however part of the official Easton Ward for elections...

, Bristol

Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...

 based company that markets chocolate

Chocolate

Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...

-based confectionery

Confectionery

Confectionery is the set of food items that are rich in sugar, any one or type of which is called a confection. Modern usage may include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well...

, which includes the internationally known brands Famous Names chocolate liqueur

Liqueur

A liqueur is an alcoholic beverage that has been flavored with fruit, herbs, nuts, spices, flowers, or cream and bottled with added sugar. Liqueurs are typically quite sweet; they are usually not aged for long but may have resting periods during their production to allow flavors to marry.The...

s and Elizabeth Shaw after dinner mints

Mint (candy)

A mint is a candy characterized by the presence of mint flavoring or real mint oil, whether it be peppermint oil, spearmint oil, or another natural or artificial source...

. In 2008 the company also bought out the coffee creme liqueur selection.

Local residents have successfully fought against redevelopment of the closed factory into flats and houses. The building is, in the eyes of local residents, a building that represented the industrial heritage of Bristol. The opposition to this redevelopment was supported by George Ferguson

George Ferguson (architect)

George Robin Paget Ferguson, CBE, PPRIBA, RWA is a British architect, who has made a significant contribution to architecture, town planning and design in the South West of England and Europe....

, whose vision turned a defunct tobacco factory

Tobacco Factory

The Tobacco Factory is the last remaining part of the old Wills Tobacco site on Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol. It was saved from demolition by the architect George Ferguson and through his vision has become a model of urban regeneration...

 in Bedminster into one of Bristol's leading venues.

In March 2006 Elizabeth Shaw was purchased by Nói Síríus

Nói Síríus

Nói Síríus is a family-owned chocolate and confection manufacturer in Iceland that was founded in 1920. Hallgrímur Benediktsson took over as main owner in the 1920s, and his grandson, Finnur Geirsson, is the company's current president...

, the largest candy manufacturer in Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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External links

• Elizabeth Shaw's web page (History page)
• A Short History of the Greenbank Chocolate Factory, John Perry
• Chocolate Memories - Greenbank factory history website
• Packer's to LEAF (UK) 1881 - 1991, A Short History of Chocolate Making in Greenbank, Bristol, Living Easton
• Developer's plans for Bristol chocolate factory, 17 September 2008, This is Bristol