Fortnum & Mason, the Glossary

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1. 90 relations: Alan Bennett, Alexandra of Denmark, Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Aspic, Baked beans, BBC News, Bill Oddie, Boardroom coup, British Museum, Broth, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Ceramic art, Chair (officer), Charles Drury Edward Fortnum, Charles III, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Chief executive officer, City of Westminster, Classical period (music), Claudia Winkleman, Crimean War, Department store, Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Dried fruit, Dubai, Elizabeth II, Florence Nightingale, Foie gras, Footman, Fruit preserves, Game (hunting), Geezer Butler, George V, George VI, Hammer Film Productions, Harrods, Heathrow Airport, Heinz, Hong Kong, James Mayhew, Jana Khayat, Jay Rayner, Jenners, Jonathan Dove, Kate Hobhouse, London, Luxury goods, Morrissey, Nadiya Hussain, Napoleonic Wars, ... Expand index (40 more) »

2. 1707 establishments in England
3. British companies established in 1707
4. Delicatessens in the United Kingdom
5. Food retailers of the United Kingdom
6. Retail companies established in 1707

Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, author, actor and screenwriter.

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Alexandra of Denmark

Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910 as the wife of Edward VII.

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Anne, Queen of Great Britain

Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 8 March 1702, and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland following the ratification of the Acts of Union 1707 merging the kingdoms of Scotland and England, until her death.

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Aspic

Aspic or meat jelly is a savory gelatin made with a meat stock or broth, set in a mold to encase other ingredients.

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Baked beans

Baked beans are a dish traditionally containing white common beans that are parboiled and then baked in sauce at low temperature for a lengthy period.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Bill Oddie

William Edgar Oddie (born 7 July 1941) is an English actor, artist, birder, comedian, conservationist, musician, songwriter, television presenter and writer.

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Boardroom coup

A boardroom coup is a sudden and often unexpected takeover or transfer of power of an organisation or company.

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British Museum

The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London.

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Broth

Broth, also known as bouillon, is a savory liquid made of water in which meat, fish, or vegetables have been simmered for a short period of time.

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Catherine, Princess of Wales

Catherine, Princess of Wales (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982), is a member of the British royal family.

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Ceramic art

Ceramic art is art made from ceramic materials, including clay.

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Chair (officer)

The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly.

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Charles Drury Edward Fortnum

Charles Drury Edward Fortnum (1820–1899), often known as C. Drury E. Fortnum, was an English art collector and historian, known as a benefactor of the University of Oxford.

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Charles III

Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.

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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Sophia Charlotte; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland as the wife of King George III from their marriage on 8 September 1761 until her death in 1818.

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Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer (CEO) (chief executive (CE), or managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization especially a company or nonprofit institution.

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City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is a London borough with city status in Greater London, England.

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Classical period (music)

The Classical Period was an era of classical music between roughly 1750 and 1820.

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Claudia Winkleman

Claudia Anne Irena Winkleman (born 15 January 1972) is an English television and radio presenter, writer, and journalist.

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Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between the Russian Empire and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom, and Sardinia-Piedmont.

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Department store

A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area ("department") specializing in a product category.

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Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II

The year 2012 marked the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II being the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952.

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Dried fruit

Dried fruit is fruit from which the majority of the original water content has been removed either naturally, through sun drying, or through the use of specialized dryers or dehydrators.

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Dubai

Dubai (translit) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the country's seven emirates.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.

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Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing.

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Foie gras

fat liver) is a specialty food product made of the liver of a duck or goose. According to French law, foie gras is defined as the liver of a duck or goose fattened by gavage (force feeding). Foie gras is a popular and well-known delicacy in French cuisine. Its flavour is rich, buttery, and delicate, unlike an ordinary duck or goose liver.

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A footman is a male domestic worker employed mainly to wait at table or attend a coach or carriage.

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Fruit preserves

Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits whose main preserving agent is sugar and sometimes acid, often stored in glass jars and used as a condiment or spread.

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Game (hunting)

Game or quarry is any wild animal hunted for animal products (primarily meat), for recreation ("sporting"), or for trophies.

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Geezer Butler

Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949) is a retired English musician, best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath.

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George V

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

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George VI

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952.

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Hammer Film Productions

Hammer Film Productions Ltd. is a British film production company based in London.

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Harrods

Harrods is a British luxury department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. Fortnum & Mason and Harrods are British royal warrant holders, department store buildings in the United Kingdom and Shops in London.

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Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Airport, called London Airport until 1966, is the main international airport serving London, the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Heinz

The H. J. Heinz Company was an American food processing company headquartered at One PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Fortnum & Mason and Heinz are British royal warrant holders.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.

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James Mayhew

James John Mayhew (born 1964 in Stamford, Lincolnshire) is an English illustrator and author of children's books, storyteller, artist and concert presenter/live art performer.

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Jana Khayat

Jana Ruth Khayat (née Weston; born August 1961) is a British heiress and businesswoman who is a member of the Weston family.

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Jay Rayner

Jason Matthew Rayner (born 14 September 1966) is an English journalist and food critic.

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Jenners

Jenners was a well-established department store in Edinburgh, Scotland, situated on Princes Street. Fortnum & Mason and Jenners are British royal warrant holders and department store buildings in the United Kingdom.

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Jonathan Dove

Jonathan Dove (born 18 July 1959) is an English composer of opera, choral works, plays, films, and orchestral and chamber music.

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Kate Hobhouse

Anna Catrina "Kate" Hobhouse (née Weston; born July 1962) is a British heiress, businesswoman and philanthropist who is a member of the Weston family.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Luxury goods

In economics, a luxury good (or upmarket good) is a good for which demand increases more than what is proportional as income rises, so that expenditures on the good become a more significant proportion of overall spending. Fortnum & Mason and luxury goods are luxury brands.

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Morrissey

Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known mononymously as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter.

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Nadiya Hussain

Nadiya Jamir Hussain (née Begum; born 25 December 1984) is a British television chef, author and television personality.

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Napoleonic Wars

The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of conflicts fought between the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte (1804–1815) and a fluctuating array of European coalitions.

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Nigel Slater

Nigel Slater (born 9 April 1956) is an English food writer, journalist and broadcaster.

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Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service.

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Owain Yeoman

Owain Sebastian Yeoman is a Welsh actor, best known for playing CBI Agent Wayne Rigsby in the CBS series The Mentalist.

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an American animal rights nonprofit organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president.

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Piccadilly

Piccadilly is a road in the City of Westminster, London, England, to the south of Mayfair, between Hyde Park Corner in the west and Piccadilly Circus in the east.

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Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II

The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II was the international celebration in 2022 marking the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952.

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Platinum Jubilee Pageant

The Platinum Jubilee Pageant was held on Sunday, 5 June 2022 near Buckingham Palace, as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

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Platinum Pudding

The Platinum Pudding is a British pudding consisting of a lemon and amaretti trifle.

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Queen Camilla

Camilla (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles, 17 July 1947) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III.

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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI.

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Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901.

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Retail

Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers.

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Roger Moore

Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 192723 May 2017) was an English actor.

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Royal Exchange, London

The Royal Exchange in London was founded in the 16th century by the merchant Sir Thomas Gresham on the suggestion of his factor Richard Clough to act as a centre of commerce for the City of London.

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Royal household

A royal household or imperial household is the residence and administrative headquarters in ancient and post-classical monarchies, and papal household for popes, and formed the basis for the general government of the country as well as providing for the needs of the sovereign and their relations.

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Royal warrant of appointment (United Kingdom)

Royal warrants of appointment have been issued since the 15th century to those who supply goods or services to a royal court or certain royal personages. Fortnum & Mason and royal warrant of appointment (United Kingdom) are British royal warrant holders.

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Scotch egg

A Scotch egg is a boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, coated in breadcrumbs and baked or deep-fried.

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Sit-in

A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more people occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change.

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St James's

St James's is a central district in the City of Westminster, London, forming part of the West End.

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St Pancras railway station

St Pancras railway station, officially known since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a major central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden.

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Subsidiary

A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the company.

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Tamara Ecclestone

Tamara Ecclestone Rutland (born 28 June 1984) is a British model, socialite, television personality, the former chief executive of the Formula One Group, and the daughter of Bernie Ecclestone and Slavica Radić.

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Tax noncompliance

Tax noncompliance is a range of activities that are unfavorable to a government's tax system.

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The Bookseller

The Bookseller is a British magazine reporting news on the publishing industry.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Madness of George III

The Madness of George III is a 1991 play by Alan Bennett.

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The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George is a 1994 British biographical comedy drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner and adapted by Alan Bennett from his own 1991 play The Madness of George III.

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The Observer

The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays.

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The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

The Two Faces of Dr.

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Twiggy

Dame Lesley Lawson (née Hornby; born 19 September 1949), widely known by the nickname Twiggy, is an English model, actress, and singer.

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UK Uncut

UK Uncut was a network of United Kingdom-based protest groups established in October 2010 to protest against cuts to public services and tax avoidance in the UK.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Victoria Dockside

Victoria Dockside is a property development on the waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong near East Tsim Sha Tsui station.

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Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

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W. Garfield Weston

Willard Garfield Weston (26 February 189822 October 1978) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist who was a member of the prominent Weston family.

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Wimperis, Simpson and Guthrie

Wimperis, Simpson & Guthrie were a firm of British architects based at 61, South Molton Street, London, W1, most active in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Wittington Investments

Wittington Investments is the name of two privately owned holding companies, one based in Britain, while the other is based on Canada. Fortnum & Mason and Wittington Investments are privately held companies of the United Kingdom.

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Zeb Soanes

Zebedee Soanes (born 24 June 1976) is a British radio presenter who hosts the weekday evening music show Relaxing Evenings with Zeb Soanes on Classic FM.

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2011 London anti-cuts protest

The 2011 anti-cuts protest in London, also known as the March for the Alternative, was a demonstration held in central London on 26 March 2011.

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See also

1707 establishments in England

• Admiralty (United Kingdom)
• Duppas Hill
• Fortnum & Mason
• Gawsworth New Hall
• Gildersome Baptist Church
• Lamb's Conduit Field
• Rook Lane Chapel
• The White Bull, Ribchester

British companies established in 1707

• Fortnum & Mason

Delicatessens in the United Kingdom

• Barrow's Stores
• Fortnum & Mason
• Lewis & Cooper
• Scandinavian Kitchen
• The Cheese Shop, Louth

Food retailers of the United Kingdom

• Allens of Mayfair
• Approved Food
• Barrow's Stores
• C Lidgate
• Cave Austin and Company
• Costermonger
• Farmdrop
• Fortnum & Mason
• Ginger Pig
• Hodmedod's
• Holland & Barrett
• Julian Graves
• Lathcoats Farm Shop
• Leverett & Frye
• Lewis & Cooper
• Paxton & Whitfield
• Peckham's
• Ripley Hampers
• The Cheese Shop, Louth

Retail companies established in 1707

• Dorotheum
• Fortnum & Mason

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortnum_%26_Mason

Also known as Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards, Fortnum and Mason, Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards, Fortnum's, Fortnums, Plc Fortnum & Mason, William Fortnum.

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