Riley's Toffee Rolls

Riley's Toffee Rolls
	Toffee Rolls tin c. 1920s
Product type	Toffee
Produced by	Ella Riley Ltd ; (2008–present); Callard & Bowser ; (1951–1995); Riley Brothers, (Halifax) Ltd. (1907–51);
Country	United Kingdom
Introduced	1907;118 years ago
Previous owners	List Ella Riley Ltd ; (2008–present); Kraft Foods ; (1993–95); United Biscuits ; (1988–1993); Beatrice Foods ; (1982–1988); Arthur Guinness & Sons ; (1951–1982); ;

Last updated September 17, 2025

Riley's Toffee Rolls is a brand of toffee launched in 1907^[2] and originally made by "Riley Brothers (Halifax) Limited" of Halifax, founded by Fred Riley & John Herbert Riley. Toffees were made from a recipe given to them by their mother.^[3]

The brand was relaunched in 2008, manufactured by the niece of the founders of Riley's.^[3]

History

Toffees were manufactured at the Riley Brothers' Hopwood Lane factory in Halifax, which is now a McVitie's site.

In 1953, due to the death of John Herbert Riley, the surviving brother sold the company to William Nuttall and after a number of corporate purchases the company ended up in control of Kraft PLC and produced at the Callard & Bowser operation at their Bridgend Plant.^[1]

In the mid-1990s the decision was made to discontinue production of Riley's Toffee Rolls in favour of increased production of the Altoid mint.^[1]

In 2008 a woman named Freya Sykes discovered a recipe book called Economical Cooking given to her by her Granny Ella Riley; in the front was the hand written recipe which was given to her by her uncles, Fred & John Herbert Riley.^[3]^[4] The recipe was for the original Riley's Toffee Rolls and after filing for IP rights the Riley Toffee Rolls was reborn, now with a slightly softer texture to fit modern taste.^[5]^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 "A breath of fresh air" on Let's Look Again website. 15 Dec 2014
1 2 Zientek, Henryk (14 May 2010). "Ella Riley wins IP rights to Riley's Toffee Rolls". Huddersfield Examiner. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
1 2 3 Riley’s Toffees on Toffee Town. 16 May 2013
↑ The Food Programme (BBC Radio 4) 29 March 2015.
↑ Town, Toffee. "Riley's Toffees". www.toffeetown.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

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[letslook-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "A breath of fresh air" on Let's Look Again website. 15 Dec 2014

[uknews-2] 1 2 Zientek, Henryk (14 May 2010). "Ella Riley wins IP rights to Riley's Toffee Rolls". Huddersfield Examiner. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2010.

[town-3] 1 2 3 Riley’s Toffees on Toffee Town. 16 May 2013

[4] The Food Programme (BBC Radio 4) 29 March 2015.

[5] Town, Toffee. "Riley's Toffees". www.toffeetown.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

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