Diana Houghton

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.

Allied Domecq Ltd. operates distilleries and restaurants. It offers wine, liquors, brandies spirits, and quick service restaurants. The firm's products are sold under the Ballantine's, Beefeater, Canadian Club, Courvoisier, Kahlua, Maker's Mark, Malibu, Sauza and Stolichnaya brands. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Bass Leisure Retail Ltd operates in the brewing, retail, and leisure sectors. The private company is based in Birmingham, UK.

Smiths Detection, Inc. develops and manufactures threat detection and screening technologies. It offers biological agent detection, cargo and vehicle inspection, chemical agent detection and chemical identification, explosives detection, radiation detection, security checkpoint and X-ray inspection products and solutions and integrated and people screening systems. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Edgewood, MD.