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William Mellis Christie (5 January 1829 – 14 June 1900) is the namesake for the Canadian Mr. Christie brand of cookies and biscuits. Christie was born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the only child of John Christie and Jane Grant. He apprenticed as a baker before arriving in Canada in 1848.〔biographi.ca〕 ==The Christie Bakery== With Alexander Brown, Christie co-founded a city baker (1858), which became Christie, Brown and Company in 1868. By the 1880s, Christie's was considered to be the largest manufacturer of biscuits in Canada. The firm's primary plant in Toronto covered . The business opened a $1 million biscuit factory in Winnipeg, Manitoba, a region of spring wheat, in February 1932.〔''National Biscuit in Winnipeg'', Wall Street Journal, February 22, 1932, pg. 4.〕 The product had a market base in all parts of the country but does not appear to have penetrated export markets to any degree before his death. The product line, of which there were more than 400 varieties of cakes and biscuits, was carefully monitored for quality by Christie himself. "Pirate cookies", with an oatmeal and peanut butter combination, was the most popular of all brands. In October 1934, George Morrow and his brother Frederick K. Morrow owned the Christie, Brown Company, and had controlling interest in the Gold Dust Corporation, the American Linseed Company, the Standard Milling Company, the Ward Baking Company, United Cigar Stores Limited, and United Stores, Inc.〔''Morrow Group Gets McClellan'', Wall Street Journal, October 16, 1934, pg. 1.〕 The no par common stock of the Christie, Brown Company was removed from the list on the New York Stock Exchange in March 1932.〔''Listings Approved By Stock Exchange'', New York Times, March 24, 1932, pg. 30.〕 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 is located at 23 Park Lawn Road in Etobicoke. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Mellis Christie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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