Notable companies
Profiles of notable companies — industry, background and key facts.
Wholebake
Industry and Production
Wholebake produces and supplies energy bars for vegetarians and the company offers its products through health and food shops, as well as online. It is situated in the United Kingdom and the company w
Wilko Limited
Consumer goods
Wilko Limited, formerly Wilkinson Cash Stores Limited (1930–1941), Wilkinson Hardware Stores, Limited (1941–2014), and Wilko Retail Limited (2014–2021), is a
William Hill
Leisure
William Hill is a British gambling company founded in 1934. Its product offering includes sports betting, online casino, online poker, and online bingo. Business operations are led from its headquarte
Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI)
Other
Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) is a voluntary UK-based organisation founded in 2015 that campaigns against the way in which the state pension age for men and women was e
World Central Kitchen (WCK)
Other
World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization that provides food relief. It was founded in 2010 by Spanish American chef and restaur
World Fuel Services Corporation
Industry and Production
World Fuel Services Corporation is a fuel services company, principally engaged in the distribution of fuel and related products and services in the aviation, land and marine transportation industries
World Health Organization (WHO)
Healthcare
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution, which establishes the agen
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
Other
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Endeav
X (Twitter)
Communication and Internet
Twitter is an American microblogging and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like,
Yeezy
Consumer goods
Yeezy is an American media company, fashion brand, and record label founded by rapper, designer, and entrepreneur Kanye West (legally known as Ye as of 2021) on August 6, 2013. Most famous for its ass
YouGov
Communication and Internet
YouGov is a British international Internet-based market research and data analytics firm, headquartered in the UK, with operations in Europe, North America, the Middle Ea
YouTube
Communication and Internet
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen,
Young's
Industry and Production
Young's (Young & Co.'s Brewery Plc) is a British pub chain operating nearly 220 pubs. The company was founded as a brewery in 1831 by Charles Young and Anthony Bainbridge when they
Zillow Group
The property
Zillow is an American online real estate marketplace company that was founded in 2006, and was created by Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink, former Microsoft executives and founders
Zizzi
Consumer goods
Zizzi is a chain of Italian-inspired restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In February 2015, Bridgepoint Capital completed a £250 million acquisition of ASK Italian&
Zoo Weekly
Advertising and media
Zoo was a British softcore lad magazine published weekly by Bauer Media Group with periods of an Australian and South African editions. It was launched on 29 January 2004, and for a time was the UK's
Zoom Video Communications
Computers and software
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. is an American communications technology company headquartered in San Jose, California. It provides videotelephony and online chat services through a cloud-based peer-t
Zoopla
The property
The Zoopla this is a property website and app, where there are more than a million objects to view with help tools that let filter them in all kinds of clever ways. Also reliable home price estimates.
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd
Insurance
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd is a Swiss insurance company, headquartered in Zürich, and the country's largest insurer. As of 2021, the group is the world's 112th largest pu
eBay
Consumer goods
eBay Inc. is an American multinational e-commerce corporation based in San Jose, California, that facilitates consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer sale