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Royal Baking Powder Company
Once one of the biggest baking powder makers in the United States, this company helped turn a pantry staple into a nationally known brand. Its story runs from 19th-century entrepreneurship to the big food-industry mergers that reshaped American grocery shelves.
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The New Dr. Price Cookbook
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New Royal Cook Book
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The royal baker and pastry cook : A manual of practical cookery
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About the author
Royal Baking Powder Company was founded in 1866 by brothers Joseph Christoffel Hoagland and Cornelius Nevius Hoagland, originally as the Royal Chemical Company. After moving to New York in 1868, the business grew quickly and became one of the best-known baking powder producers in the country.
The company later became closely tied to industrialist William Ziegler, who was an early agent and investor and later part of a major reorganization of the business. Over time, Royal Baking Powder became a familiar household name, with its products sold widely across the United States.
In 1929, Royal Baking Powder Company joined with several other food businesses, including Fleischmann's Yeast Company and Chase & Sanborn, to form Standard Brands. Even though the original company was absorbed into a larger corporation, the Royal name continued on in baking and dessert products.