Cocoa Works Magazines

The Cocoa Works Magazine – known affectionately as the ‘CWM’ is one of the first magazines in England to be written just for factory staff. The first issue appeared in March 1902 and was introduced by Joseph as a means of maintaining communication between workforce and management at a time of rapid expansion for the company. Although a company publication, it was essentially about Rowntree people; their working, social, family and economic lives, their hobbies, holidays and the places in York that mattered to them. The CWM continued to be published until 1971 and today forms an invaluable social history resource.