Trent Bros. (Frederick Trent, sole proprietor), Manufacturers of Chicory, Pepper, Coffee, and Spices, corner of Durham and Chester Streets, Christchurch. This business, whose founder was the first to grow and manufacture chicory in the Australasian colonies, was established in 1868, when Mr. E. W. Trent bought about 150 acres of land near the Templeton railway station, and there began the cultivation of chicory. As early as 1873 the chicory grown on the property and manufactured in Mr. Trent's mill, gained the world's award at the Vienna Exhibition. At the Christchurch Exhibition, in 1882, Messrs Trent Bros, gained a special gold medal for the general excellence of their manufactures, as well as first awards at the Melbourne and Sydney Exhibitions. The farm at Templeton is now 600 acres in extent, and some of the produce is exported to all parts of the Aus tralasian colonies. Some years ago the firm purchased the world's rights of Dr Brandt's malted food, and its business in this manufacture has so rapidly extended in Australia as to necessitate the establishment of a branch office in Sydney for the distribution of this much appreciated product. The Christchurch factory, which was established in 1874, is domiciled in a two-storey brick building. Mr. Frederick Trent is referred to in another article as a member of the Christchurch Licensing Committee.