Because everyone likes a little titbit of random trivia, we’ve written this.
- The UK sandwich industry employs more people than the UK agricultural industry.
- It is estimated over 300,000 people are now employed in the commercial sandwich sector.
- ‘Sandwich’ is also a town in Kent, although the name has no direct connection with a sandwich.
- Its origin comes from the Saxon meaning for ‘Sandy Place’ or ‘Place on the Sand’.
- Sandwich, Kent is likely to have been formed in Roman times although the first recorded mention is in 640AD.
- The town is also the birthplace of Viagra.