J. Lyons and Co.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/J._Lyons_and_Co.

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy	gptkb:Cadby_Hall
gptkbp:ceased_operations	1998
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:LEO_computer
gptkbp:famousFor	gptkb:LEO_computer gptkb:Lyons_Corner_Houses gptkb:Lyons_Tea_Shops
gptkbp:founded	1884
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Joseph_Lyons
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	J. Lyons and Co.
gptkbp:industry	food and beverage
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Allied_Breweries
gptkbp:notableEmployee	gptkb:John_Simmons gptkb:Isidore_Gluckstein gptkb:Montague_Gluckstein
gptkbp:notableEvent	introduced LEO I in 1951 merged with Allied Breweries in 1978 opened first tea shop in 1894
gptkbp:notableProduct	gptkb:butter gptkb:café gptkb:Ready_Brek gptkb:Lyons_Corner_House gptkb:Lyons_Maid gptkb:Lyons_Tea_Shops cakes biscuits
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees	over 30,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:parentCompany	gptkb:Allied_Lyons
gptkbp:pioneered	business computing
gptkbp:stockExchange	gptkb:London_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:type	gptkb:public_company
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Allied-Lyons
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5