Anything you know about Thorntons by Dave https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare Share & collect en-us 2018-05-03 14:15:41 UTC 2025-12-11 19:20:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Thunder.png Add anything d_smith7 https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257668438 comments, data, pictures, links, ]]> 2018-05-03 14:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257668438 chocolate https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257980996 2018-05-04 11:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257980996 Cocoa sunbud https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981026 2018-05-04 11:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981026 ice cream https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981049 2018-05-04 11:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981049 personalised chocolates https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981061 2018-05-04 11:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981061 Began in 1911 https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981062 2018-05-04 11:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981062 Quality sunbud https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981078 2018-05-04 11:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981078 https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981081 Closed their shop in Bath]]> 2018-05-04 11:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981081 used to be known as the luxury chocolate brand https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981122 2018-05-04 11:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981122 Shabby Shops sunbud https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981134 2018-05-04 11:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981134 expensive https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981138 2018-05-04 11:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981138 Owned by an Italian company since 2015 https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981186 2018-05-04 11:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981186 Owned by Ferrero https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981187 2018-05-04 11:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981187 sold in supermarkets declan_hood15 https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981227 2018-05-04 11:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981227 Bought by Ferrero https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981278 2018-05-04 11:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981278 Lots of assets around the country sunbud https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981308 2018-05-04 11:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981308 known for packaging https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981311 2018-05-04 11:10:41 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981311 Sells chocolate https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981324 2018-05-04 11:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981324 Hotel chocolat is their main competitor https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981377 2018-05-04 11:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981377 https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981380 closed up to 180 shops in 2011]]> 2018-05-04 11:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981380 Advent calendars https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981408 2018-05-04 11:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981408 Gift wrapped sunbud https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981451 2018-05-04 11:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981451 Established by Joseph William Thornton https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981477 2018-05-04 11:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981477 1 factory in UK https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981484 2018-05-04 11:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981484 3130 employees https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981489 2018-05-04 11:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981489 almost half sales happens around Christmas and Easter https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981520 2018-05-04 11:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981520 https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981521 Started in 1911 ]]> 2018-05-04 11:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981521 https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981560 seasonal effect 
Christmas, easter 

]]> 2018-05-04 11:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981560 Offer discounts and free products on O2 priority https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981567 2018-05-04 11:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981567 Stores https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981584 228 Stores and 186 franchises]]> 2018-05-04 11:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981584 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/mar/25/easter-eggs-palm-oil https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981597 2018-05-04 11:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981597 been making chocolates for over 100 years https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981598 2018-05-04 11:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981598 Dated sunbud https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981618 2018-05-04 11:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981618 https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981651 relatively expensive ]]> 2018-05-04 11:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981651 bad quality chocolate https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981701 2018-05-04 11:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981701 started in sheffield https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981712 2018-05-04 11:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981712 beautiful packaging https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981855 2018-05-04 11:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981855 they do boxes of choc https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981859 2018-05-04 11:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981859 https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981874 the chocolate is not that nice 

]]> 2018-05-04 11:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981874 Huge fleet for logistics sunbud https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981880 2018-05-04 11:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981880 High quality high price https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981944 2018-05-04 11:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981944 https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981999 2018-05-04 11:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257981999 The brand is not very famous in the Asia Market. 944289730 https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982010 2018-05-04 11:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982010 Lots of "old favourites" https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982022 2018-05-04 11:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982022 Not that ethical https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982059 http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/scoredetails.aspx?ProductId=260300

]]> 2018-05-04 11:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982059 Their competitors are..... https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982150 2018-05-04 11:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982150 chocolate https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982193 2018-05-04 11:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982193 Their market is how competitive? https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982197 2018-05-04 11:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982197 https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982220 started 1911]]> 2018-05-04 11:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982220 How many do they sell? https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982298 2018-05-04 11:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982298 Icecream too https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982452 2018-05-04 11:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982452 suffered a 23% slump in chocolate sales over the financially crucial bank holiday https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982487 2018-05-04 11:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982487 Thorntons' shares have fallen by 30% in 12 months https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982578 2018-05-04 11:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982578 demand depends heavily on season https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982582 2018-05-04 11:18:03 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982582 944289730 https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982634 2018-05-04 11:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982634 Can you put a date on that? https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982638 2018-05-04 11:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982638 founded in 1911 in the United Kingdom https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982641 2018-05-04 11:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982641 https://www.honglingjin.co.uk/40856.html 944289730 https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982657 The chocolate board in the UK. If you want to sent these to your foreign friends]]> 2018-05-04 11:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982657 M i l k sunbud https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982732 2018-05-04 11:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982732 228 shops https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982743 2018-05-04 11:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982743 Lindt chocolate is their other main competitor https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982753 2018-05-04 11:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982753 employing more than 3.300 people https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982775 2018-05-04 11:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982775 Limited company sunbud https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982893 2018-05-04 11:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257982893 Cocoa Supplier https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257983507 Thorntons' two chocolate suppliers, Cargill and Barry Callebaut, ensure the ethical sourcing of their cocoa from cocoa farmers around the world and actively support the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) and World Cocoa Federation programs to improve livelihoods of cocoa farm families and promote responsible labour practices. Between them, they employ thousands of people both directly and indirectly in purchasing and processing cocoa and monitoring and auditing the cocoa farms they work with.

]]> 2018-05-04 11:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/257983507 Not too good at their PR so there isn’t a vast amount of data on them https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/259815203 2018-05-11 00:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/d_smith7/Thorntonshare/wish/259815203