Charles Heidsieck (Champagne) Charles Heidsieck (Champagne) Charles Heidsieck is the smallest of the Grandes Marques champagne Houses. Based in the Reims region of Champagne, it is one of the best-known producers for both vintage and non-vintage "cuvée". It is part of group since 2011. The house was founded in 1851 by the French champagne maker Charles Camille Heidsieck, who became known as Champagne Charlie. Charles Heidsieck was born in 1822 into an eminent Reims family whose wine-making traditions date back to Florens-Louis Heidsieck (see Heidsieck & Co). In 1851, at age 29, he founded a wine house (Maison) bearing his own name. He
Aunt Bessie's £100 million, and the company began to focus on food production rather than retail. In early 2008, sales of the Aunt Bessie’s Homestyle mashed potato doubled when it featured in Delia Smith's "How to Cheat at Cooking" for use in a shepherd's pie. The same year, the company name was changed to Aunt Bessie's Ltd. In its list of Britain’s biggest brands, The Grocer ranked Aunt Bessie’s at 50 in 2016 and 55 in 2017. In June 2018, Nomad Foods agreed to buy the Aunt Bessie's business from William Jackson for £210 million. Aunt Bessie's Aunt Bessie’s Limited (until 2008