We’re continuing the Lancashire Post’s 140th birthday celebrations by looking back at the household names that have put on Lancashire on the map.
To mark our paper’s major milestone, we’ve created galleries celebrating some of the very best things about our county.
First up we started with the legendary Lancastrians who made history over the years then we looked at the famous faces who keep our county’s name in lights today.
Now we turn our attention away from people to honour some of our biggest businesses.
Brands from every corner of industry- from food to motors to fashion- began their life here in Lancashire.
Take a look at 14 of the very best Lancashire brands next...
*Wondering why we’ve only picked 14? Well as it’s our 140th birthday, we are doing 10 galleries of 14.
9. Burton's Biscuit Company
Founded in Blackpool as Burton's Biscuits back in 1935, the firm is responsible for the popular Jammie Dodgers, Wagon Wheels, Maryland Cookies and Lyons Biscuits.
10. Warburtons
Warburtons Bakery, founded in Bolton in 1876 (when it was still firmly Lancashire) is now the UK’s largest bakery brand. Picture shows staff from Warburtons bakery at their new £750,000 premises at Blackpool Business Park in 2006. | National World
11. Reebok
Reebok was originally founded as J.W. Foster and Sons in Bolton back in 1895 (again when it was in Lancashire). It later became the global fim Reebok. | National World
12. Beech's Fine Chocolates
Founded in Preston in 1920, the preimum chocolate brand was aquiored by Bulk Gourmet Empirum Limited last year after the original factory closed. | other