Sir Alfred Bird, 1st Baronet (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sir Alfred Frederick Bird, 1st Baronet (27 July 1849 - 7 February 1922) was a British chemist, food manufacturer and Conservative Party politician. He is best remembered as the proprietor of Alfred Bird & Sons, a company founded by his father Alfred Bird, the inventor of baking powder and the powdered custard that bears his name. Bird was born in Birmingham and was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham. In 1867 he joined his father's company. In 1878 he took full control of the company following the death of his father, and began an ambitious programme of modernisation and expansion. Bird also continued to innovate with new products such as a powdered egg substitute, jelly crystals and tablet jellies. In 1900 Alfred Bird & Sons Ltd became a public limited company.