Mustard is one of the most widely grown and used spices in the world. Several mustard companies flourished in England.
In 1804, Colman a miller of flour concocted a blended mustard from white and black seed, turmeric and flour.
In 1814, he had begun to confine his business entirely to mustard. Colman launched his company in the same year, which later dominated English mustard production.
He greatly refined mustard powder and supplied a very fine, pure powder with a standard flavor.
The Colman name became virtually synonymous with mustard in England, and made the family’s fortune. Colman began to export the products worldwide around 1830.
Colman’s Mustard was imported into the United States from a factory in Toronto, Canada. Reckitt and Colman formal merged in 1938 to manage all business outside the United Kingdom.
Grandson of the Reckitt founder became chairman of Reckitt and Colman and a grandson of the Colman founder became vice-chairman.
In 1974, French’s Squeeze package was introduced.
In 2000, Reckitt and Coleman merged with Benckiser to form Reckitt Benckiser.
Colman’s of Norwich
