Private company
Urney Chocolates
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Former Irish confectionery brand
Urney Chocolates (colloquially known as Urneys) was an Irish confectionery manufacturing business founded by the Gallagher family in County Tyrone, which once operated one of the largest chocolate factories in Europe. After being sold as a growing concern, ultimately to what would become Unilever, the factory closed in 1980.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersUrney1
- Websiteurneychocolates.com
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Urney Chocolates (colloquially known as Urneys) was an Irish confectionery manufacturing business founded by the Gallagher family in County Tyrone, which once operated one of the largest chocolate factories in Europe. After being sold as a growing concern, ultimately to what would become Unilever, the factory closed in 1980.2
Products and brands
- confectionery
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1919Founded Founded1
Links
- Websiteurneychocolates.com1
- WikipediaUrney Chocolates
- WikidataQ7900779
Sources
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- 1WikidataUrney Chocolates on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaUrney Chocolates on Wikipedia
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