Charles Diver Explained

Charles Diver
Birth Name:Charles Richard Driver
Birth Date:22 November 1910
Birth Place:Oamaru, New Zealand
Death Place:Alexandra, New Zealand
Occupation:Confectioner
Known For:Invention of pineapple lumps
Relatives:Cindy Diver (granddaughter)

Charles Richard Diver (22 November 1910 – 5 May 1994) worked at Regina Confectionery Factory[1] in Oamaru as confectionery chef and floor production manager until 1972 upon which he retired. He was told to devise the use for the daily waste from the production run of marshmallow and invented what is now known as Pineapple lumps. He later went on to create other classic New Zealand sweets which are now part of kiwiana history.[2] Diver's granddaughter Cindy Diver is a theatre director in Dunedin.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rainbowconfectionery.co.nz/rc-history.html History of Rainbow Confectionery
  2. Diver, Charles. n.d. Regina Confectionary Recipe Book. Diver family archives.
  3. Web site: ODT. 2013-07-29. Family marks lolly's 60th. live. 2021-07-15. Otago Daily Times Online News. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20200101133922/https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/family-marks-lollys-60th . 1 January 2020 .