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W & M Duncan and Company, best known as "Duncan's of Edinburgh", was a Scottish confectioner. The company's most popular and enduring product was the Walnut Whip, which is now manufactured by Nestlé Rowntree's.

Mary Duncan, along with her son William, founded a cake business in Dundee in 1861. In 1884 the company moved to 205 High Street, Edinburgh, and began to manufacture chocolate confectionery.^[1] In 1896 it moved to the Regent Confectionery Works in Beaverhall Road, Edinburgh.^[2]

The business was acquired by Rowntree Mackintosh in 1947. Rowntree closed the factory in 1987 but it was reopened immediately by new owners trading as "Duncans of Scotland".^[4] Within ten years the new Duncans business moved to Bellshill, Lanarkshire, and passed through several owners before becoming part of J. E. Wilson & Sons (Kendal).

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=005-000-001-078-C|title=Scran ::: W & M Duncan and Company, Confectioners, Edinburgh|publisher=Scran.ac.uk|accessdate=3 November 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/214565/drawings/edinburgh+beaverhall+road+regent+confectionery+works/?&sort_typ=copyright&sort_ord=1|title=Site Record for Edinburgh, Beaverhall Road, Regent Confectionery Works W & M Duncan Ltd, Chocolate ManufacturersDrawings Drawings|publisher=Canmore.rcahms.gov.uk|accessdate=3 November 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nestle.co.uk/brands/chocolate_and_confectionery/chocolate/walnutwhip|title=Walnut Whip|publisher=Nestle.co.uk|accessdate=3 November 2014}}
4. ^Derek Douglas. 'Soft spot for Duncans chocolate brings taste of success'. The Glasgow Herald. 18 July 1988. p 13.