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He was born in 1767, son of Joseph Fry (type-founder) (1728–1787) and his wife Anna. His father had started a number of businesses including an experimental chocolate factory, Fry, Vaughan and Company.
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Joseph Fry
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He patented a method of grinding cocoa beans using a Watt steam engine resulting in factory techniques being introduced into the cocoa business, building a plant in Union Street, Bristol. He moved to Grove House (now Riverwood House), Frenchay in 1800. In 1803, his mother, Anna Fry, died and Joseph Storrs Fry partnered with a Doctor Hunt and renamed the business Fry & Hunt.
