But it was his son Edward, an entrepreneur in the mould of Willy Wonka and Colonel Sanders, who built the business’s name. The small factory in Dudley now makes around 5 tons of boiled sweets a week, with products including rhubarb and custard, pineapple rock, strawberries and cream, pear drops, toffee and chocolate-coated coconut ice.
A sugar solution comes to the boil in the traditional sweet manufacturer Edward Grays of Dudley, central England, Jan. 25, 2022.
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