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'''Nichols plc''', based in [[Newton-le-Willows]], [[Merseyside]], England, is a company well known for its lead brand [[Vimto]], a fruit flavoured [[squash (drink)|cordial]]. The company can trace its roots back to the invention of Vimto, by John Noel Nichols in 1908. Today the company operates two types of businesses, firstly the sale of Vimto and other brands (such as Panda Pops, which Nichols acquired from [[Hall & Woodhouse]] in 2005<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/vimto-group-toasts-acircpound55m-deal-for-panda-pops-maker-487674.html | title=Vimto group toasts £5.5m deal for Panda Pops maker | first=Susie | last=Mesure | work=[[The Independent]] | publisher=[[Independent News and Media]] | date=2005-01-22 | accessdate=2008-10-14 }}</ref>) via supermarkets and associated outlets throughout the world and secondly its Soft drink dispense operation in the UK. <ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/nichols-plc?cat=biz-fin</ref> The soft drink operation is handled under the name of Cabana and is the UK's largest independent supplier of dispensed soft drinks. Due to its success of the Vimto soft drink, Nichols plc started selling Vimto chews and Vimto chew bars.
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'''Nichols plc''', based in [[Newton-le-Willows]], [[Merseyside]], England, is a British company mainly known as the producer of [[Vimto]], a fruit flavoured [[squash (drink)|cordial]]. The company can trace its roots back to the invention of Vimto by John Noel Nichols in 1908. The company operates two types of business: the sale of Vimto and other brands (such as Panda Pops, which Nichols acquired from [[Hall & Woodhouse]] in 2005<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/vimto-group-toasts-acircpound55m-deal-for-panda-pops-maker-487674.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220619/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/vimto-group-toasts-acircpound55m-deal-for-panda-pops-maker-487674.html |archive-date=19 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | title=Vimto group toasts £5.5m deal for Panda Pops maker | first=Susie | last=Mesure | work=[[The Independent]] | publisher=[[Independent News and Media]] | date=2005-01-22 | accessdate=2008-10-14 }}</ref>) via supermarkets and associated outlets, and a soft drink dispensing operation in the UK. The soft drink operation is handled under the name of Cabana and is the UK's largest independent supplier of dispensed soft drinks. The success of the Vimto soft drink caused Nichols plc to begin selling Vimto chews and Vimto chew bars.


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[[Category:British companies established in 1908]]
*http://www.nicholsplc.co.uk/
[[Category:Companies based in St Helens]]
*http://www.cabana.co.uk/
*http://www.beacondrinks.co.uk

[[Category:Drink companies of England]]
[[Category:Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange]]
[[Category:Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange]]
[[Category:Companies based in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Drink companies of England]]
[[Category:Newton-le-Willows]]
[[Category:Soft drinks manufacturers]]
[[Category:1908 establishments in England]]
[[Category:1908 establishments in England]]



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Latest revision as of 09:47, 25 February 2024

Nichols Plc
FormerlyJ N Nichols (Vimto) Public Limited Company (1929–2000)[1]
Company typePublic
AIM: NICL
Websitenicholsplc.co.uk

Nichols plc, based in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England, is a British company mainly known as the producer of Vimto, a fruit flavoured cordial. The company can trace its roots back to the invention of Vimto by John Noel Nichols in 1908. The company operates two types of business: the sale of Vimto and other brands (such as Panda Pops, which Nichols acquired from Hall & Woodhouse in 2005[2]) via supermarkets and associated outlets, and a soft drink dispensing operation in the UK. The soft drink operation is handled under the name of Cabana and is the UK's largest independent supplier of dispensed soft drinks. The success of the Vimto soft drink caused Nichols plc to begin selling Vimto chews and Vimto chew bars.

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  1. ^ "J N Nichols (Vimto) Public Limited Company overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 28 March 1929. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ Mesure, Susie (22 January 2005). "Vimto group toasts £5.5m deal for Panda Pops maker". The Independent. Independent News and Media. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2008.