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Thorntons Limited is a British chocolate manufacturer owned by the Italian confectionery company, Ferrero. It was established in 1911 by Joseph William Thornton and his father in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. When Cadbury became part of the Mondelez International predecessor Kraft Foods, Thorntons had become the largest confectionery-only parent company in Britain. The company was purchased by the Italian firm Ferrero in June 2015 for £112m.

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  • Thorntons plc. ist ein Schokoladenhersteller in Großbritannien. Die Firma hat sich auf Edelschokoladen und Toffees spezialisiert. (de)
  • Thorntons est une société britannique de confiserie chocolatière, fondée par Joseph William Thornton en 1911. (fr)
  • Thorntons Limited is a British chocolate manufacturer owned by the Italian confectionery company, Ferrero. It was established in 1911 by Joseph William Thornton and his father in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. When Cadbury became part of the Mondelez International predecessor Kraft Foods, Thorntons had become the largest confectionery-only parent company in Britain. The company was purchased by the Italian firm Ferrero in June 2015 for £112m. Until and during the Second World War, the company was an established toffee and fudge maker. With post war rationing ending, the group's primary focus shifted to Belgian and Swiss-style chocolate in sets. (en)
  • Thorntons Ltd. – brytyjskie przedsiębiorstwo zajmujące się produkcją i sprzedażą wyrobów cukierniczych, głównie czekolady. Siedziba przedsiębiorstwa znajduje się w Greenford, w Londynie. Przedsiębiorstwo powstało w 1911 roku, gdy Joseph William Thornton otworzył w Sheffield swój pierwszy sklep ze słodyczami. W 2008 roku przedsiębiorstwo posiadało ok. 360 sklepów z własnymi wyrobami na terenie Wielkiej Brytanii oraz ok. 220 jednostek franczyzowych. Po przejęciu w 2010 roku firmy Cadbury przez amerykański koncern Kraft Foods, była to największa niezależna spółka branży cukierniczej w Wielkiej Brytanii. W roku 2015 Thorntons zostało przejęte przez włoskie przedsiębiorstwo Ferrero. (pl)
  • Thorntons è un'impresa cioccolatiera britannica fondata da Joseph William Thornton nel 1911.Nel giugno 2015 è stata acquisita da Ferrero International per £112 milioni. Al momento della cessione, era proprietaria di 242 negozi situati tra Regno Unito e Irlanda. Dopo il takeover, Ferrero International ha effettuato un'operazione di delisting della società dal mercato azionario, trasformando così Thorntorns in una delle tanti filiali sparse per il mondo controllate dalla holding lussemburghese del gruppo Ferrero. (it)
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  • 1911-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 2.29E7
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  • 2634 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
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  • 115 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
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  • 3.83E7
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  • 1.35E8
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  • left (en)
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  • A Thorntons shop in London in 2015 (en)
  • Former branch in a decorative tram shelter in Portsmouth (en)
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  • ) in Sheffield, England (en)
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  • Joseph William Thornton (en)
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  • Thorntons Tram Shelter.jpg (en)
  • Thorntons, High Street, Sutton, Surrey, Greater London.jpg (en)
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  • Thorntons shop in Banbury, pictured in 2008 (en)
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  • Alfreton, Derbyshire, England (en)
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  • 115 (xsd:integer)
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  • Thorntons company logo.svg (en)
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  • 200 (xsd:integer)
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  • Thorntons Ltd. (en)
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  • – £22.9 million (en)
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  • 2634 (xsd:integer)
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  • – £38.3 million (en)
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  • Bonbons, chocolate bars, Toffees, Fudges (en)
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  • 1.35E8
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  • Thorntons plc. ist ein Schokoladenhersteller in Großbritannien. Die Firma hat sich auf Edelschokoladen und Toffees spezialisiert. (de)
  • Thorntons est une société britannique de confiserie chocolatière, fondée par Joseph William Thornton en 1911. (fr)
  • Thorntons è un'impresa cioccolatiera britannica fondata da Joseph William Thornton nel 1911.Nel giugno 2015 è stata acquisita da Ferrero International per £112 milioni. Al momento della cessione, era proprietaria di 242 negozi situati tra Regno Unito e Irlanda. Dopo il takeover, Ferrero International ha effettuato un'operazione di delisting della società dal mercato azionario, trasformando così Thorntorns in una delle tanti filiali sparse per il mondo controllate dalla holding lussemburghese del gruppo Ferrero. (it)
  • Thorntons Limited is a British chocolate manufacturer owned by the Italian confectionery company, Ferrero. It was established in 1911 by Joseph William Thornton and his father in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. When Cadbury became part of the Mondelez International predecessor Kraft Foods, Thorntons had become the largest confectionery-only parent company in Britain. The company was purchased by the Italian firm Ferrero in June 2015 for £112m. (en)
  • Thorntons Ltd. – brytyjskie przedsiębiorstwo zajmujące się produkcją i sprzedażą wyrobów cukierniczych, głównie czekolady. Siedziba przedsiębiorstwa znajduje się w Greenford, w Londynie. Przedsiębiorstwo powstało w 1911 roku, gdy Joseph William Thornton otworzył w Sheffield swój pierwszy sklep ze słodyczami. (pl)
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  • Thorntons (en)
  • Thorntons (de)
  • Thorntons (fr)
  • Thorntons (it)
  • Thorntons (pl)
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  • Thorntons Ltd. (en)
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