The Fisherman's Friend range of lozenges were originally created in Fleetwood, Lancashire in 1865 to relieve various respiratory problems suffered by fishermen who sailed from the town.
A young pharmacist named James Lofthouse had created an extremely strong liquid remedy containing menthol and eucalyptus oil. From the liquid he created small lozenges which were easier to transport and to administer. The fishermen soon began to refer to the lozenges as their "friends", hence the name. The lozenges exist in their current form unchanged since their creation. The lozenges still come in their famous paper packets.
Fisherman's Friend are now available in over 100 countries and come in 10 different flavours. Fisherman's Friend has won the Queen's Award to Industry for Export Achievement three times.
The lozenges are now available in several flavours, some only in selected countries. Some flavours are sugar-free, for which the bags are striped:
- Original Extra Strong
- Aniseed
- Super Strong Mint
- Sugar-free (using sorbitol)
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