In 1920 the manufacture of the now famous Eskort Gold Medal Pork Sausages commenced and the Co-operatives' continued marketing of excellent products were rewarded with the third successive wins in the Export Hams and Bacon categories at the 1922 Rand Easter Show. Tragedy struck in 1925 when a fire caused extensive damage to the factory and production was temporarily relocated to Nel's Rust Dairy Limited in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Despite the setback the Company gained the high honour of winning the top three prizes at the 1926 London Dairy Show.