Correspondence, Reports and Other Papers Relating to the Policies of the Five Firms

Relating policies of the Five Firms [Mackintosh was not a member] and the situation in the confectionery trade generally, concerning recognition of the wholesalers (ie by allowing favourable rates), prices, profit margins, rationing and zoning; the possible ending of controls 1945 and the possibility of Mackintosh joining the Five Firm Agreement; with estimated sales figures with increased sales and/or price reductions, figures for wholesale and retail sales, 1938-1939 and 1945-1947; comparative costings for different prices and margins, 1945-1947; profit figures and analysis (from Mackintosh balance sheets), also figures for accounts and rations of major chocolate and confectionery manufacturers, by wartime region, with details of type of distribution nature of product sold - percentage of chocolate and sugar confectionery, [1945].

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