Thorntons
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Thorntons Limited is a British chocolate manufacturer owned by the Italian confectionery company, Ferrero. It was established in 1911 by William Joseph Thornton and Joseph Thornton, his father, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
Company type | Limited company |
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Founded | 1911; 113 years ago (1911)) in Sheffield, England |
Founder | William Joseph Thornton |
Headquarters | Alfreton, Derbyshire, England |
Number of locations | 0 (all closed after Covid lockdowns in 2021)[note 1] |
Products | Bonbons, chocolate bars, toffees, fudges |
Revenue | £135 million (2018) |
– £38.3 million (2018) | |
– £22.9 million (2018) | |
Number of employees | 2,634 [2] |
Parent | Ferrero[3] |
Website | thorntons.co.uk |
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.[4]
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.[2][5]