Economy of Sheffield: Companies Based in Sheffield, Vickers, Thorntons, Plusnet, Little Chef, Yorkshire Engine Company, Firth Brown Steels

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 56. Chapters: Companies based in Sheffield, Vickers, Thorntons, Plusnet, Little Chef, Yorkshire Engine Company, Firth Brown Steels, Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway, Sheffield Forgemasters, School Food Trust, Stagecoach Sheffield, Steel, Peech and Tozer, Edgar Allen and Company, Outokumpu, Brown Bayley Steels, A4e, Sheffield Business Awards, Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies, List of companies in Sheffield, Wilson Benesch, Jessop Saville & Company, Arnold Laver, SIG plc, Sheffield Coal Company, STN Ltd, Cravens, Samuel Osborn & Company, Charles Boot, UK Online Centres, William Hunt and Sons, Mappin and Webb, Sheffield-Simplex, Wards Brewing Company, Batchelors, Patriot Games Ltd, Zushi Games, Newton, Chambers & Company, Henderson's Relish, Sheffield Co-operative Society, William Stones Ltd, Ancon, Spear & Jackson, Gripple, Samuel Fox and Company, Richlyn Systems, Cutlery and Allied Trades Research Association, Cool Beans Productions, Master Cutler, Hadfields Limited, Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire, Sheffield Assay Office, Hoyland Fox Ltd, Viners, Vasanta Group, Kelham Island Brewery, Ronseal, Steel City, Bassett's, Richardson Sheffield, ShakeClub, Sheffield One, English Steel Corporation, Ufi Ltd, Atkinsons. Excerpt: Thorntons is a UK chocolate company established by Joseph William Thornton in 1911. Thorntons today is a 180 million turnover company with nearly 400 shops and cafes and around 200 franchises together with internet, mail order and commercial services. Since the takeover of Cadburys by US company Kraft, Thorntons is now the largest, independent chocolate and confectionery company in the United Kingdom. Continental and Special Toffee account for almost 80 million of Thornton's sales and are often cited as two of the favourites among the Thornton product line. A Thorntons shop located in a former tram s...