Legacy : one family, a cup of tea and the company that took on the world
Harding, Thomas, 1968-2020
Book
A panoramic new history of modern Britain, as told through the story of one extraordinary family, and one groundbreaking company. In the early 1800s Lehmann Gluckstein and his family escaped the pogroms of Eastern Europe and made their way to Whitechapel in the East End of London. There, starting with nothing, they worked tirelessly to pull themselves out of poverty, creating a small tobacco factory that quickly grew to become the largest catering company in the world: J. Lyons. For over a century, Lyons was everywhere. Its restaurants and corner houses were on every high street, its coffee and tea in every cup, its products in every home. By bringing the world to the British people, the company transformed the way we eat, drink and are entertained - democratising luxury and globalising our tastes.
Main title:
Legacy : one family, a cup of tea and the company that took on the world / Thomas Harding.
Author:
Harding, Thomas, 1968-, author
Imprint:
London : Windmill Books, 2020.
Collation:
xxvii, 561 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: William Heinemann, 2019.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780099510789 (pbk)
Dewey class:
338.47647950922338.476479
Language:
English
BRN:
2981316