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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