Cake and Biscuit Alliance Limited (CBA) and associated bodies

This collection includes: memoranda and articles of association; council, executive committee and other minutes; National Joint Committee for the Plant Cake Industry records; annual reports; conference publications; Cake and Biscuit Manufacturers' War Time Alliance Limited publications

The Association of Biscuit Manufacturers was formed in 1903 and in December 1938 it agreed to collaborate with the British Cake and Biscuit Association in war contingency planning. In January 1939 the Cake and Biscuit Wholesale Manufacturers' Defence Committee was formed and was succeeded in June 1941 by the Cake and Biscuit Manufacturers' War Time Alliance, which changed its name to the Cake and Biscuit Alliance Limited in December 1949.

With effect from June 1981, the CBA and the Cocoa, Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance (CCCA) merged their administrative services whilst retaining their individual identities.

With effect from 2 January 1987, the CBA merged with the CCCA to form the Biscuit Cake Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance.

This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

Link to full catalogue: https://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/CAB

The Centre also holds the archives of the Cocoa, Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance and the Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance (which includes records inherited from the CBA).