WThe Weston family of Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom is a prominent family of businesspeople with global interests primarily in food and clothing businesses. The family operations began with the purchase of a bakery in 1884 by George Weston in Toronto, Ontario. The family's productions remained prominent throughout two World Wars.
WAssociated British Foods plc (ABF) is a British multinational food processing and retailing company whose headquarters are in London, England. Its ingredients division is the world's second-largest producer of both sugar and baker's yeast and a major producer of other ingredients including emulsifiers, enzymes and lactose. Its grocery division is a major manufacturer of both branded and private label grocery products and includes the brands Mazola, Ovaltine, Ryvita, Jordans and Twinings. Its retail division, Primark, has over 370 stores spread over 15,642,000 sq ft (1,453,200 m2) of selling space across several countries, predominantly Germany, Ireland, Spain, and the UK. ACH Food Companies is an American subsidiary.
WBrown Thomas & Company Limited is a chain of four Irish department stores, located in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick. Owned by Wittington Investments, Brown Thomas is an upmarket chain, akin to Canada's Holt Renfrew chain, Britain's Selfridges stores, and De Bijenkorf in the Netherlands, all of which are controlled by the Weston Family.
WThe Garfield Weston Foundation is a grant-giving charity based in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1958 by Canadian businessman W. Garfield Weston (1898–1978), who during his lifetime contributed to numerous humanitarian causes, both personally and through his companies. His philanthropic works continue through the Garfield Weston Foundation in London and the W. Garfield Weston Foundation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
WWillard Galen Garfield Weston is a Canadian businessman and a member of the prominent Weston family. He serves as Chairman and CEO of George Weston Limited, as well as Executive Chairman of Loblaw Companies Limited. He is the only son of Galen Weston Sr. and Hilary Weston.
WWillard Gordon Galen Weston is a British-Canadian businessman as well Chairman Emeritus of George Weston Limited, a leading food processing and distribution company. Weston and his family, with an estimated net worth of US$8.7 billion, are listed as the third wealthiest in Canada and 178th in the world by Forbes magazine.
WGeorge Weston was a Canadian businessman and the founder of George Weston Limited. He became Toronto's biggest baker with Canada's largest bread factory. Weston began his career at the age of 12 as a baker's apprentice and went on to become a bread route salesman. By the turn of the century, he was known throughout the city for his "Weston’s Home-Made Bread" and years later for "Weston’s Biscuits." In addition to being a successful local businessman, he was also a prominent Methodist, as well as a municipal politician who served four years as alderman on Toronto City Council.
WHilary Mary Weston, is an Irish-Canadian businesswoman and writer who was the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1997 to 2002. During her five-year tenure, Weston focused on issues related to women, volunteerism and young people, drawing public attention to people working with the homeless, in hospices and as mentors to at-risk youth.
WHolt, Renfrew & Co., Limited is a Canadian luxury department store chain founded in 1837 by William S. Henderson. It is currently owned by Selfridges Group, through which it is affiliated with the European department stores Selfridges, Brown Thomas, and de Bijenkorf. The chain is comparable to the American department stores Barneys New York, Neiman Marcus, and Saks Fifth Avenue.
WSelfridges, also known as Selfridges & Co., is a chain of high-end department stores in the United Kingdom that is operated by Canadian group Selfridges Retail Limited, part of the Selfridges Group of department stores. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge in 1908.
WSir Simon Weston (1563–1637) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1626.
WWillard Garfield Weston was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist who was a member of the prominent Weston family. He led George Weston Limited and its various subsidiaries and associated companies, including Associated British Foods, for half a century and established one of the world's largest food processing and distribution concerns. He also served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the British House of Commons during World War II.
WWagon Wheels are a snack food sold in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, other Commonwealth countries, and the Republic of Ireland. They consist of two biscuits with marshmallow sandwich filling, covered in a chocolate-flavoured coating.