Dominic Prendergast

Thorntons Ltd. manufactures, distributes and retails confectionery and other sweet foods. It operates through two segments: Retail and Fast Moving Consumer Goods. The Retail segment owns stores and cafes, franchise, and thorntons direct across the UK and Ireland. The Fast Moving Consumer Goods segment consists of commercial trading channel, purchasing, manufacturing and distribution and brand support. The company was founded by Joseph William Thornton in October 1911 and is headquartered in Alfreton, the United Kingdom.

Jessops Plc provides accessories for the photographic market. The company is a photographic retailer with nearly 211 stores in the United Kingdom. It also operates via the internet and through mail order, telesales, its business to business and wholesale operations. Jessops sells a comprehensive range of digital and analogue cameras, digital and analogue camcorders, binoculars, digital home print solutions, memory cards, film and photographic materials and 'Jessops' own brand products. It provides developing and printing digital imaging services in-store, via the internet and by mail order. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Leicester, the United Kingdom.