In 1865, pharmacist James Lofthouse of the fishing port of Fleetwood, England could never have dreamed of the popularity that his Fisherman's Friend lozenges have now achieved in over 125 countries around the world. He developed the lozenges to solve the problem of liquid syrups whose glass bottles would break on the decks of Fleetwood's fishing boats in rough weather.

The lozenges were very effective and the townsfolk would come into the small pharmacy and ask for a packet of the "fisherman's lozenges", from which the name "Fisherman's Friend" was born.

Over the next 98 years the lozenges continued to be sold exclusively in the family pharmacy until 1963 when Doreen Lofthouse the wife of James Lofthouse's grandson began delivering packets of "Fisherman's Friend" lozenges to stores throughout Fleetwood and the surrounding area.

Popularity of the lozenges continued to grow and in 1969 production was relocated into a separate factory in Fleetwood.

In 1975, as a personal favour a distributor in Norway placed an order for 1 case of lozenges... the first export order.

Distributed in Canada by TFB & Associates Limited since 1988, FISHERMAN'S FRIEND is now Canada's favourite throat lozenge in outlets from Victoria, British Columbia to St. John's, Newfoundland.