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......Miscellaneous...Businesses........

J. Lyons & Co. operated a vast number of miscellaneous businesses. Some of these came into the group by way of business acquisitions over many years. Others were incorporated as service or support organisations while many more were subsidiary companies in their own right trading in a particular product or service. A few companies were registered in other countries to protect trade marks and copyright but most traded at some time. Most of the companies were registered in the UK but others operated, and were registered in; Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Kenya, Luxembourg, Malawi, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Uganda, USA, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe. They were not necessarily in operation at the same time and some were associate companies where Lyons had a substantial interest. Some only existed for a few years and others were just shell companies particularly those created in the 1980s as part of property disposals. From records studied at Companies House, Cardiff, England, the number of subsidiaries identified approaches 700; some of the less well-known are listed here.

Albany Inns Ltd.....................................England..............Hotels
Alperton Carton Company Ltd...............England..............Packing material
Achille Serre Ltd....................................England..............Linen hire/ laundry
Aurian Property Services Ltd.................England..............Property
A Krombach & Sohne GmbH.................Germany.............Krombach biscuits
Arnolia Packing Company Ltd................England..............Fruit & veg. packaging
Automatic Catering Development Ltd......England.............Vending
Bake'n Take Ltd......................................Ireland...............Catering
Barons Tea Ltd (Horniman subsidiary)... England ............Door-to-door tea sales
Barnwoods Insurance Company Ltd ......England ............Insurance
Baskin-Robbins Inc. ...............................USA.................. Ice-cream
Beckers Nederland BV. ..........................Netherlands ......Meat products
Beddington Fruit Company Ltd (The) .....England ..........Conserve for yoghurts
Belgrave Steam Laundry (The) ...............Non-limited....... Laundry
Bertorelli's Foods Ltd............................. England ............Ice-cream
Black & Green Ltd .................................England ...........Retail tea, Manchester
Brink B.V. .............................................Netherlands .......Biscuits
Brodie, Williams & Boyes Ltd............ England ...Private label tea & instant coffee
Brooke Bond (Pvt.) Ltd........................ Zimbabwe ..Grocery products & ice-cream
Brook Green Motors Ltd ......................England .............Vehicle maintenance
Caff Classico Inc. ................................USA ....Gourmet coffees, pastries, salads
Catering Sales Ltd...............................England .............Wholesale grocery sales
Cheringue Ltd .....................................England .............Tea estates
C. Joseph & Company Ltd...................England ..Catering china / glass suppliers
Chic-O-Roll Company Ltd.................... England ..............Frozen ethnic foods
Clearwater Fisheries Ltd ......................England ..............Fish farming
Colet Contracting Services Ltd............ England.............. Building services
Coronet Foods Ltd .............................England.............. Yoghurts
DCA Food Industries Inc. ...................,USA .....................Cereal mixes
'Delicia'-Compagnia Europea di Produzio,England............... Diabetic foods
Double Delight Ltd .............................England ...............Supermarket catering
Dunkin' Donuts Inc. ............................USA ....................Fast food doughnuts
E.C. Rich Company ............................USA ....................Crystallised fruits
Embisco Ltd .......................................England ...............Ice-cream wafers
Empire (Catering) Company Ltd .........England ...............Contract catering
Establissements Maurice Lacroix de Fils SA. France .......Meat products
Establissements Picard SA. ...............France .................Auga biscottes & toasts
Europark Holdings Ltd....................... England ...............Car parking centres
Excel Meat Company Ltd ...................England ...............Meat products
Findus Eskimo Frood Ltd ...................England ................Frozen food
Fisherman's Wharf Ltd .......................England ................Seafood restaurants
Florasynth Ltd ...................................England ................Flavours & essences
F.J. French (Wholesalers) Ltd ............England................ Millers
Food Management Ltd ......................England ................Industrial catering
Fullers Kunzle (Products) Ltd .............England ................Cakes
Garden Isle (Fruit & Vegetables) Ltd ..England ......Wholesale suppliers to caterers
Galema N.V. ......................................Netherlands .........Melba toast
George Henry Collier Ltd ....................England Thames & canal lighterage/barges
G.H. Diffey & Sons Ltd ......................England ...............Cash & carry
Hale-Trent Cakes Ltd .........................England ..............Cakes & biscuits
Hall Crown Ltd ...................................England ...............China & glass merchants
H. Cohen & Company Ltd ..................England ...............Flour & seed merchants
Heath & Company (Ceylon) Ltd .........Sri Lanka ..............Tea agents
Henry Telfer Ltd .................................England ................Meat products
Homburg BV. .....................................Netherlands ..........Meat products
Hooimeijer BV. ...................................Netherlands .........Cakes rusks & biscuits
Hushaway Promotions Ltd .................England ................Hotels/Leisure
Ideal Pure Milk Dairy Company ..........USA ......................Dairy products
Impex Foods Ltd ...............................England .........Frozen vegetables and fruit
Importers Retail Salerooms Ltd ..........England ...............Retail tea & coffee shops
In-Car Audio Ltd ................................England ................Vehicle radios, cassettes
James Hayes & Sons Ltd.................. England ................Laundry & linen hire
Jb. Bussink's Koninklijke Deventer Koekfabrieken BV. Netherlands ......Honey cake
Jersey Tomato & Fruit Preserves Ltd .Jersey ..................Tomato sauce, salad cream
J.L. Catering Ltd ...............................England ................Catering
Jolyon Restaurants Ltd .....................England................ Catering
Joseph Tetley & Company Ltd ...........England............... Tea
Koppenhagens Ltd........................... England .................Wine wholesalers
Kunzle Cakes Ltd ..............................England ................Cakes & biscuits
Leo computers Ltd............................ England ................Computer manufacturers
London Preserving Company Ltd (The) England..............Pickles
London Steak Houses Ltd ................England ................Catering
London (West One) Ltd .....................Wales ....................Vehicles
Luncheon Vouchers Ltd ....................England ................Meal vouchers
LSA World Travel Services Ltd............England ................Travel services
Lujeri Tea Estates Ltd...................... Nyasaland ..............Tea estates
Lyons Catering Supplies Ltd . ...........England .................Wholesale tea, coffee, groceries
Lyons Chilled Foods Ltd ...................England ..................Frozen cakes
Marina Kuchen GmbH. ......................Germany................ Cake manufacturer
Massarella Ice Cream Company Ltd ..England .................Ice-cream
Microtherm Ltd ...................................England................. Microwave ovens
Mister Softee Ltd ...............................England ................Soft ice-cream
Oliver & Gurden Ltd ..........................England ..................Speciality cakes
Orange Grove Fruit Drinks Company Ltd (The) England ...Sealed cartons of squash
O.R. Groves Ltd ................................England ..................Soft drink marketing
Overseas Trading Corporation (1939) Ltd Jersey .............Tea packers & exporters
Patrick Grainger & French Ltd ...........England .................Cash & Carry provisions
Poppin Foods Ltd .............................England .................Microwave food snacks
Primavend Services Ltd .....................England .................Automatic vending
Robert Timms Pty Ltd Vic, .................Australia .................Tea & grocery products
Robley Group Ltd (The) .....................England .Catering (Liverpool/Manchester)
Rolls Confectionery Ltd .....................England .............Chocolate/sugar confectionery
Rose Kia-Ora Sales Company Ltd .....England..................Soft drink marketing
Royal George Wharf Ltd ....................England .................Warehousing
Sally Brown Ltd .................................England .................Luxury cakes
Shepherd & Manning Ltd ..................England .................Market research
Société Nouvelle des Éstablissements Reybier SA. France ...Hams, dried sausages
Sol-Tenco Ltd ...................................Wales .....................Instant coffee
Southfork Restaurants Ltd ................England .................Catering
The Tea That Dares to be Known by Good Taste Alone Ltd England Tea (part Horniman)
Thirty-One Flavours Stores Company of Canada Ltd Canada Ice-cream
Tonibell Manufacturing Company Ltd England .................Ice-cream
Total Refrigeration Ltd .......................England ..........Ice-cream refrigerating equipment
Town & Country Bowling Centres Ltd England................. Leisure bowling
Town & County Catering Company Ltd England ..............Outdoor & contract catering
Versa-Serve Ltd ................................England .................Food management
Vleeswarenfabriek Beckers BV. .........Netherlands ...........Meat products
W & D Malpass Ltd ............................England .................Property development
White Lady Poultry Farms Ltd ............England .................Egg & poultry supplies
Wimpy International Ltd .....................England .................Catering franchises
W. Symington & Company Ltd ...........England .................Soups
31 Flavours Stores Reality Inc. ..........USA....................... Ice-cream

 

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