Many household items and foods are made right here on our doorsteps - with some you might not expect.
Take a look at the pages below to see 15 examples of perhaps surprising things made in the Red Rose county today.
9. Blacksticks Blue, Inglewhite
The nations favourite blue cheese, Blacksticks Blue, is made on a former farm site just outside of Preston. Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses is a family operation working out of Wilson Fields Farm in Inglewhite. They also produce Sunday Best, Button Mill and Parlick cheeses. Photo: Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses
10. Fox's Biscuits, Wesham
Fox's Biscuits - now part of FBC UK - has a major factory and site in Whitworth Street, Wesham, which produces well-known brands such as Party Rings, Jammie Dodgers and Wagon Wheels. | Fox's Biscuits, Wesham Photo: .
11. Budweiser, Samlesbury
Samlesbury Brewery was built by Whitbread in 1972 and was bought by InBeb in 2000. Brands brewed at Samlesbury include Budweiser, Stella Artois, Brahma, Bass and Boddingtons, which are packaged into kegs, cans and bottles. Photo: Spencer Platt
12. Coltsfoot Rock, Burnley
Coltsfoot Rock is a dried paste stick which is infused with Coltsfoot extract, a natural ingredient from a plant that has hoof-shaped leaves. It's said to be a real Lancashire delicacy, but the taste is divisive. The only place it is made is at Stockley's Sweets, which has moved to a new factory in Burnley. Photo: Hancocks