Notable companies
Profiles of notable companies — industry, background and key facts.
RogerEbert.com
Communication and Internet
RogerEbert.com is an American film review website that archives reviews written by film critic Roger Ebert for the Chicago Sun-Times and also shares other critics' r
Roku
Industry and Production
Roku, Inc. is an American publicly traded company based in San Jose, California, that manufactures a variety of digital media players for video streaming. Roku has an ad
Rolex
Consumer goods
Rolex is a Swiss luxury watchmaker and manufacturer based in Geneva, Switzerland. Founded in 1905 as Wilsdorf and Davis by German businessman Hans Wilsdorf and his eventual brother-in-law Alfred Davis
Rolling Stone
Advertising and media
Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann
Rolls-Royce plc
Science and education
Rolls-Royce is a pre-eminent engineering company focused on world-class power and propulsion systems. Rolls-Royce is a pre-eminent engineering company focused on world-class power and propulsion
Roots4Life
Healthcare
Roots4Life is an innovative charity set up to address the physical and mental health challenges that come with malnutrition and social isolation.
Rotten Tomatoes
Communication and Internet
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the Uni
Royal Albert Hall
Leisure
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the United Kingdom's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in t
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Banks and investments
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada by market capitalization. The bank serves over 17 mi
Royal Dutch Shell
Industry and Production
Royal Dutch Shell, Royal Dutch shell» - a British-Dutch oil and gas company. As of 2018, it is the largest oil and gas company and the 11th largest publicly traded company in
Royal London Group
Insurance
The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited, along with its subsidiaries, is the largest mutual insurer in the United Kingdom, with Group funds under management of £100
Royal Mail
Communication and Internet
Royal Mail Group plc is a British multinational postal service and courier company, originally established in 1516 as a government department. The company's subsidiary Ro
Ryanair Holdings PLC
Auto and Transport
Ryanair Holdings PLC is an Irish ultra low-cost carrier group headquartered in Swords, Dublin, Ireland. The company includes the subsidiaries Ryanair DACTooltip Designate
S&P Global Inc.
Financial services
S&P Global Inc. is an American publicly traded corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City. Its primary areas of business are financial information and analytics. It
STV Group
Advertising and media
STV Group plc (formerly known as Scottish Television plc, Scottish Media Group plc and SMG plc) is a media company based in Glasgow, Scotland. Beginning as a television b
STV Player
Computers and software
STV Player is a video on demand service owned by STV Group and available free-of-charge across the UK, online, on mobile and on all major TV platforms, including Sky Glas
STV TV Channel
Advertising and media
STV is a Scottish free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the STV Group. It is made up of the Central Scotland and Northern Scotland Channel
Saatchi & Saatchi
Advertising and media
Saatchi & Saatchi is a British multinational communications and advertising agency network with 114 offices in 76 countries and over 6,500 staff. It was founded in 1970 and is curre
Sainsbury's
Consumer goods
J Sainsbury plc trading as Sainsbury's is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, with a 16.0% share of the supermarket sector. Founded in 1869, b
Samaritans
Insurance
Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide throughout the United Ki