In the USA, Horlicks Tablets were sold as a candy, offered in a glass bottle resembling an aspirin jar. In World War II the tablets were supplied to US, UK and other troops as an energy boosting treat, and included in lifeboat and liferaft rations, and aircrew escape kits. Today they are packaged in foil pouches, manufactured in Malaysia as Horlicks Malties.
• 1936: William Horlick died, aged 90.
• 1945: The US company was acquired by the UK Horlicks business.
• 1952: Horlicks was linked to the successful treatment of gastric ulcers and some forms of diabetes.
• 1960: Factory built in Punjab, India, to make Horlicks from buffalo milk.
• 1968: Factory built in Punjab, Pakistan, to supply local demand (including East Pakistan, now Bangladesh).
• 1969: Horlicks acquired by the Beecham Group.
• 1975–78: Factory construction and expansion in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh.
• 1989: Beecham Group became SmithKline Beecham.
• 2000: SmithKline Beecham became GlaxoSmithKline.
List of hot beverages
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A hot bowl of champurrado as served at a Mexican breakfast
This list of hot beverages comprises beverages that are typically served hot. Beverages are liquids specifically prepared for humanconsumption. In addition to basic needs, beverages form part of the culture of human society. Although all beverages, including juice, soft drinks, and carbonated drinks, have some form of water in them, water itself is often not classified as a beverage, and the word beveragehas been recurrently defined as not referring to water.