The following pioneers were involved in food production
Sir Henry Tate (1819 - 1899),
born in Chorley, developed a sugar refining business that later became 'Tate and Lyle'. He used his business fortune to build the Tate gallery and to endow colleges, hospitals and libraries.
Joseph Gornall (1856 - 1928),
lived at Cabus, patented the 'Gornall Cheesemaker' and wrote and taught on the subject of cheesemaking.
