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[example needed] which are now part of kiwiana history.[2] Diver's granddaughter Cindy Diver is a theatre director in Dunedin.[3]

Charles Diver
Born
Charles Richard Driver

(1910-11-22)22 November 1910
Oamaru, New Zealand
Died5 May 1994(1994-05-05) (aged 83)
Alexandra, New Zealand
OccupationConfectioner
Known forInvention of pineapple lumps
RelativesCindy Diver (granddaughter)
Charles Diver's original recipe.

References

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  1. ^ History of Rainbow Confectionery Archived April 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Diver, Charles. n.d. Regina Confectionary Recipe Book. Diver family archives.
  3. ^ ODT (29 July 2013). "Family marks lolly's 60th". Otago Daily Times Online News. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.