List of Quaker businesses

List of Quaker businesses

This is a list of notable businesses, organizations or charities founded by Quakers. Most of these are no longer managed or influenced by Quakers.

At the end of the article are businesses that never had any connection to Quakers, but some people may believe that they did or still do.

Businesses, organizations or charities with Quaker origins

A

* Amnesty International, human rights organization.
* Allen and Hanbury Ltd, Manufacturing chemists.
* Albright and Wilson, Manufacturing chemists.

B

*Barclays Bank, finance
*Bryant and May, match manufacturer
* [http://www.baldwinlinguas.com Baldwin Linguas] , linguistic services, translation agency

C

*Cadbury plc, chocolate and drinks manufacturer
* [http://cadbury.org Cadbury Senior Services] , continuing care retirement communities
*Clarks, shoe manufacturer
*Coalbrookdale Company, iron manufacturer

F

*Friends Provident, life assurance
*J. S. Fry & Sons, chocolate manufacturer
* Friends Hospice, Outpatient Hospice Care Philadelphia, PA

G

* Greenpeace, campaigning environment organization,Although NOT an organization founded, nor organized by Quakers, its predecessor, "Don't Make a Wave Committee", was organized by Quakers.

H

*Huntley and Palmers biscuits, manufacturer in Reading, Berkshire
*Huntsman, steel manufacturer

L

*Lloyds Bank (now Lloyds TSB), finance

M

The Mohonk Mountain House, Hotel

O

*Oxfam, charity
* [http://openconcept.ca OpenConcept Consulting Inc.] , web development business

P

*Philadelphia Quartz Company, or [http://www.pqcorp.com/corporate/PQHistory.asp PQ Corporation] , chemical manufacturer

R

*Rowntree's (now Rowntree Mackintosh), chocolate manufacturer (now owned by Nestlé)

S

*Seaboard Life, Inc., life insurance
*Strawbridge and Clothier, department store chain, USA (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware)
*Sturge, Manufacturing Chemists, Birmingham
*Sony (formerly Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo); TTK's founding board chair was Tamon Maeda, a Japanese Quaker.

Businesses with no Quaker connection

*Quaker Oats Company, food manufacturer
*Quaker State, motor oil brand


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