Lofthouse of Fleetwood

Lofthouse of Fleetwood Ltd.
	Headquarters of Lofthouse Ltd. in Fleetwood
Type	Private
Industry	Food industry
Founded	1865 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Founder	James Lofthouse
Headquarters	Fleetwood, United Kingdom
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Fisherman's Friend
Owners	Doreen Lofthouse, Tony Lofthouse, Duncan Lofthouse & a family foundation
Number of employees	280
Website	www.fishermansfriend.com

Lofthouse of Fleetwood Ltd. is a British family-owned company based in Fleetwood. It was headed by Tony Lofthouse until his death in 2018; he was the fourth generation of the Lofthouse family to head the company. The company's most famous product is the Fisherman's Friend menthol lozenge.[1]

Two-thirds of the company's shares were held by Doreen and Tony Lofthouse, and the remaining third by a family foundation and their son Duncan Lofthouse.[2] The company was estimated to be valued at £165 million in 2009.[3]

References

Katharina Slodczyk (15 April 2010). "Das Wunder von Fleetwood" (in German). Wirtschaftswoche. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
"Fylde business family beats bad luck". The Gazette (Blackpool). 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017 – via HighBeam.
Robert Hardman (20 May 2009). "LOZENGE THAT CONQUERED THE WORLD; They're tongue-numblingly potent and not for the faint- hearted. But they're HUGE in Norway and Thailand -- and they've netted a packet for one very modest British family ... HOW I SEE IT.(Features)". Daily Mail. Retrieved 23 April 2017 – via Questia Online Library.

External links

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[handel-1] Katharina Slodczyk (15 April 2010). "Das Wunder von Fleetwood" (in German). Wirtschaftswoche. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[2] "Fylde business family beats bad luck". The Gazette (Blackpool). 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017 – via HighBeam.

[daily2009-3] Robert Hardman (20 May 2009). "LOZENGE THAT CONQUERED THE WORLD; They're tongue-numblingly potent and not for the faint- hearted. But they're HUGE in Norway and Thailand -- and they've netted a packet for one very modest British family ... HOW I SEE IT.(Features)". Daily Mail. Retrieved 23 April 2017 – via Questia Online Library.