Twinings: version 1

Saved 2026-09-11 04:49 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **product/05055953900599 — Twinings Original Earl Grey 200 g tin**, the corpus's first tea and its first product under a GS1 UK prefix, with five stubs: `brand/twinings`, `company/associated-bri. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Twinings <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Twinings
disambiguation: the tea brand, not the company R. Twining and Company Limited
website: https://www.twinings.co.uk/
founded: 1706
<!--/identity-->

## Relations <!--relations-->
| role        | target                                | market | from | until | ended | status  | source          | note                                                                         |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| owned_by    | company/associated-british-foods      |        | 1964 |       |       | sourced | ^wiki-twinings  | Associated British Foods acquired Twinings in 1964                           |
| operated_by | company/r-twining-and-company-limited |        |      |       |       | sourced | ^twinings-terms | twinings.co.uk states the site is operated by R. Twining and Company Limited |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                   | type   | locale | from | until |
| ---------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Twinings of London     | name   | en     |      |       |
| Twinings of London Ltd | search | en     |      |       |
<!--/aliases-->

## References <!--references-->
| ref            | url                                                                                   | title                                                                           | accessed   |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| pack-front     | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/505/595/390/0599/front_fr.7.full.jpg | Front of the 200 g tin, photographed 2016-08-18 (Open Food Facts, CC BY-SA 3.0) | 2026-09-11 |
| wiki-twinings  | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinings                                                | Wikipedia: Twinings                                                             | 2026-09-11 |
| twinings-terms | https://twinings.co.uk/policies/terms-of-service                                      | Twinings: Terms of service, "Information About Us"                              | 2026-09-11 |
<!--/references-->

## About <!--about-->
British tea brand, trading from 216 Strand in London since Thomas Twining opened Britain's first known tea room there in 1706; the shop still operates and the firm is London's longest-standing ratepayer. The Twinings logo of 1787 is the oldest company logo in continuous use, and the brand is closely associated with Earl Grey, black tea infused with bergamot. Associated British Foods has owned it since 1964.[^wiki-twinings] The business and the brand website are run by R. Twining and Company Limited.[^twinings-terms] The wordmark is printed "Twinings of London" on pack, under a royal warrant.[^pack-front]
<!--/about-->