Peter Hobbs founded the company that is based in what town in Manchester?
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Peter Hobbs (engineer) Peter Wallace Hobbs (1916–2008) was an English engineer, and businessman, who with Bill Russell formed the well-known electrical appliance company Russell Hobbs.
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Russell Hobbs Russell Hobbs is a manufacturer of household appliances based in Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom.
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Fox's Biscuits Fox's Biscuits is a British biscuit manufacturer, founded by the Fox family in a terrace house, 17 Whitaker Street, Batley in West Yorkshire in 1853. The head office and main factory are still based in the town with two further sites at Uttoxeter in Staffordshire, and at Kirkham in Lancashire. Its biscuits are also exported to Europe, North America and the Far East. The house in Whittaker Street still stands. The company was purchased by Northern Foods in 1977, which was acquired by 2 Sisters Food Group in 2011.
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Greengate, Greater Manchester Greengate is an industrial district in the town of Chadderton in Greater Manchester.
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Morley's Morley's is a fast food chain based in the United Kingdom, selling fried chicken, burgers and spare ribs. Morley's was founded in 1985, by Kannalingam "Indran" Selvendran (1951–2002).
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Granada plc Granada plc (previously called Granada Ltd, Granada Group plc, and Granada Media plc) was a British conglomerate best known as the former parent of the Manchester-based Granada Television.
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Planet Online Planet Online was a UK business-to-business Internet Service Provider. Based in Leeds, it was started by local businessman and multi-millionaire Peter Wilkinson and Paul Sykes in July 1995.
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Betta Living Betta Living was a home improvement retailer based in Oldham, Greater Manchester with stores in more than 70 towns and cities throughout England and Wales until it went bust in November 2016. Betta Living was owned by Dean House PLC and designs, manufactures and installs fitted kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms. Betta Living’s fittings were manufactured in Lancashire
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107 Piccadilly 107 Piccadilly is a Grade-II listed building on Lena Street in Manchester, England. Situated near Piccadilly Gardens, it was originally built as a packing warehouse and showroom with offices for cotton manufacturer Sparrow Hardwick & Company.
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Dispensary movement in Manchester The foundation and development of dispensaries in Manchester, England, was notable during the nineteenth century. These organisations were intended to care for sick people and were a consequence of the rapid population growth, expansion in area and public health issues experienced by the city as it industrialised.
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Pret a Manger Pret a Manger is an international sandwich shop chain based in the United Kingdom, commonly referred to simply as "Pret".
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BBC Manchester BBC Manchester (often known as BBC Salford) is the British Broadcasting Corporation regional headquarters for the North West, the largest BBC region in the UK. BBC Manchester is a department of the BBC North Group division.
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Cains Brewery Cains is a brewery in Liverpool, England, founded in 1858 by Robert Cain. The company merged with Peter Walker & Son in 1921 to form Walker Cains. Peter Walker & Son had a large brewery in Warrington so sold its Liverpool brewery to Higsons in 1923. Boddingtons of Manchester took over in 1985. In 1990 Whitbread acquired Boddington's brewing operations and closed the then Higsons Brewery in 1990. It was reopened by GB Breweries, who became part of Bryggerigruppen in 1991, and in 2002 was sold to Gardener-Shaw for £3.4 million.
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Lofthouse of Fleetwood Lofthouse of Fleetwood Ltd. Is a British family-owned company based in Fleetwood. It is in the fourth generation and is headed by Tony Lofthouse. The company's most famous product is the pastille Fisherman's Friend.
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Smith and Yardley Smith and Yardley (also known as E.S. Yardley & Co.) were a firm of railway signalling and signal box contractors based in Manchester, England.
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Peter Smith (businessman) Peter Smith (born 5 August 1946) is an English businessman. He is the former chairman of Savills.
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Reckitt Benckiser Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RB) (   ) is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, England. It is a producer of health, hygiene and home products. It was formed in 1999 by the merger of the UK-based Reckitt & Colman plc and the Netherlands-based Benckiser NV.
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List of companies based in Leeds Leeds is home to the UK headquarters of:
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Ferdinand Steck Maschinenfabrik Ferdinand Steck Maschinenfabrik AG is a Swiss manufacturer of specialist road building and railway equipment. The company is based at Bowil in the canton of Bern.
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Peter Rogers (businessman) Peter Lloyd Rogers (born 29 December 1947) is a British businessman, chief executive (CEO) of Babcock International Group plc, a British multinational support services company specialising in managing complex assets and infrastructure in safety- and mission-critical environments. He was previously employed by Ford Motor Company and has been an executive director of Courtaulds and deputy chief executive of Acordis.
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Wright karts Wright Karts is an English company founded in 1978, manufacturing and racing racing kart chassis.
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Lewis &amp; Cooper Lewis & Cooper Ltd is an upmarket delicatessen based in the market town of Northallerton, in North Yorkshire, with a secondary branch located in Yarm. It was established in 1899 by George Lewis and Binks Barton Cooper, and is still owned and operated by Lewis' direct descendants.