Trusthouses Forte Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Forte, Charles
- Forte's Holdings Ltd
- Trusthouses Group Ltd
- Forte's Holdings Ltd
- Forte Group Plc
- Granada
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Hotel, lodgings & catering services
Catering services inc restaurants, public houses, alehouses, etc
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Business services
Contract catering
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Hotel, lodgings & catering services
Hotel, lodgings, etc, services
Notes:
Traced origins to 1935 when Charles Forte established a milk bar in Regent's St, London. Quickly developed a chain of hotels, restaurants and other catering interests such as motorway service stations and contract catering. After 1945 known as Forte's Holdings Ltd and in 1970 acquired Trusthouses Group Ltd to become Trusthouses Forte Ltd. By now a leading UK business. Later known as Forte Group Plc. 1996 taken over by Granada
Publications:
- 'Building a catering business. Forte's & Co Ltd' in R S Edwards & H Townsend (eds), Studies in Business Organisation. A supplement to 'Business Enterprise' by Forte, Charles
- 'Charles Forte, caterer extraordinary' in E Hennessy, The Entrepreneurs by Hennessy, Elizabeth
- Forte. Autobiography of Charles Forte by Forte, Charles
- Hoteliers and Hotels. Case studies in the growth and development of UK hotel companies, 1945-1989 by Stewart, Donald A
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Forte, Charles
- Forte's Holdings Ltd
- Trusthouses Group Ltd
- Forte's Holdings Ltd
- Forte Group Plc
- Granada
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Hotel, lodgings & catering services Catering services inc restaurants, public houses, alehouses, etc
- Business services Contract catering
- Hotel, lodgings & catering services Hotel, lodgings, etc, services
Notes:
Traced origins to 1935 when Charles Forte established a milk bar in Regent's St, London. Quickly developed a chain of hotels, restaurants and other catering interests such as motorway service stations and contract catering. After 1945 known as Forte's Holdings Ltd and in 1970 acquired Trusthouses Group Ltd to become Trusthouses Forte Ltd. By now a leading UK business. Later known as Forte Group Plc. 1996 taken over by GranadaPublications:
- 'Building a catering business. Forte's & Co Ltd' in R S Edwards & H Townsend (eds), Studies in Business Organisation. A supplement to 'Business Enterprise' by Forte, Charles
- 'Charles Forte, caterer extraordinary' in E Hennessy, The Entrepreneurs by Hennessy, Elizabeth
- Forte. Autobiography of Charles Forte by Forte, Charles
- Hoteliers and Hotels. Case studies in the growth and development of UK hotel companies, 1945-1989 by Stewart, Donald A