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Horlick’s Malted Milk Company

Posted on October 1, 2016

Founded in 1873, under the name “J & W Horlick Company,” the Horlick’s Malted Milk Company was the creation of brothers William and James Horlick. The company specialized in producing malted milk as a nutritional …

Posted in Home LifeTagged Dairy Industry, Eating & Drinking, Health & Medicine, Racine County

The Father of Malted Milk

Posted on October 1, 2016

William Horlick was born on February 23, 1846 to James and Priscilla Horlick in the village of Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England. In 1869, William made his first voyage to the United States to visit his distant …

Posted in Home LifeTagged Dairy Industry, Eating & Drinking, Health & Medicine, Racine County

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