Information on Twinings

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Adress	Twinings Direct, Unit 13, 15 Trench Road, Mallusk	Newtownabbey BT36 4TY, UK
Website	Twinings.com
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History & Timeline:

Founder: Thomas Twining (1675, Painswick, Gloucestershire, England – 19 May 1741, Twickenham, Greater London).

1662 : England taste the beauty of tea by the elegant Portuguese wife of Charles II, Catherine of, Braganza.

1684 : Thomas moved with his father when he was 9 years old.

1706 : Thomas twining bought the standing Tom's Coffee House on London's Strand.

1707 : Thomas twining opens the golden Lyon.


1717 : Thomas bought three houses and converted them to shop and opened Britain's first known tea room, at No. 216 Strand, London.

1741 : Departure of William and arrival of Daniel twining who takes over.

1762 : Daniel passed away and his wife Mary the heroine of this legacy take over the business.


1771 : Richard twining take over the business from his mother.

1787 : Twinings chooses its logo.
The lion is interpreted respect towards Richard’s grandfather Thomas.
The two Chinese to the left and the right if the lion represent the trade with China.

1830 : Bespoke blends at the Golden Lyon.

1837 : Queen victoria makes twinings an official royal warrant holder.

1910 : Twinings opens its first shop in France.

1933 : Twinings first blends its famous English breakfast.

1972 : Twinings becomes the first company to win the queen's award for export.

2004 : Twinings started working with the charity « Save the Children » .

2007 : Twinings 300 year anniversary.

2011 : Invention of the earl of grey.

2013 : Tastebar at 216 strand launches & the launch of our luxury Signature Range of the finest ingredients.

2016 : Twinning blend a very special “Queen's 90th Birthday Tea “at the request of Royal Warrant Holders association in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's.


2017 : 300 year anniversary golden lyon.

Name, Logo, Internet Domains:

Name:
Coming is an imaginary name.



Logos:



The Twinnings Logo was created in 1787.

Internet Domain:
The 8 Letter Internet Domain Twinings.com
was registered 23 Oct1997
is hold in the name of Twinnings.