Balfours is an Australian bakery which produces pies, pasties and cakes for sale in South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales.
History
Balfours began when Scottish immigrant James Calder and Margaret née Balfour opened a bakery at 130 Rundle Street, Adelaide in 1853.[3] As Calder's bakery became very successful, he opened the City Steam Biscuit Factory in Twin Street, Adelaide in 1872. Balfours became a household name and in 1867, when Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited South Australia, James Calder was made the official biscuit baker for the royal visit.
Around this time, Calder took on his nephew John Balfour and began trading as Calder & Balfour.
Margaret Balfour died on 1 November 1887 and James Calder died two years later on 1 October 1889, aged 71.[4][5]
In the 1890s a new factory was built off Carrington Street.