Hoadley's Chocolates

Hoadley's
Company typePrivate (1913–72)
IndustryFood
Founded1913
FounderAbel Hoadley
Defunct1972; 52 years ago (1972)
FateAcquired by Rowntree Mackintosh Confectionery in 1972, merged to it
Headquarters
ProductsChocolate bars
BrandsPolly Waffle
Violet Crumble

Hoadley's Chocolates was an Australian confectionery company founded in 1913 famous for the Polly Waffle and Violet Crumble chocolate bars. The company was bought by Rowntree Mackintosh Confectionery in 1972, which would then be acquired by Nestlé in 1988.