History of Tesco

Well we had Argos last week so I thought the history of Tesco might interest you.  Who was it’s founder?  What are the origins of the name TESCO?  The whole business concept was to provide affordable food to the population - you may feel they have strayed from this principle recently!  Anyway to find out more please select the following link:  

https://tesco-bst.com/history-of-tesco/

History of Argos

Here is an article that I sent out a few years ago which outlines the history of Argos from Green Shield Stamps to online shopping.  Who was the founder of Argos?  And where did the name come from?  The answers are in the following article:

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jan/05/argos-story-green-shield-stamps-tesco-sainsburys

 

John Innes Centre

The John Innes Centre moved to Norwich in 1967 and has been an important part of the city ever since.  The story of John Innes goes back to the start of the 20th century and involves a property developer, a Cambridge biologist and plant genetics.  To find out more please select the following link:  

https://www.jic.ac.uk/about-us/history-of-plant-microbial-science-at-john-innes-centre/

The Victorian Picnic

Here are some ideas for a picnic although they might be saturated in calories!  In her now-famous Book of Household Management published in 1861, the writer Mrs Beeton outlines her "bill of fare for a picnic for 40 persons”.  Meat, fish, and pies would be on the menu but what types of pie and what was in the sandwiches?  What did they have for dessert and did they drink alcohol?  All is revealed in the blow article:

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/victorian-picnic-guide/