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L&F Jones Holdings Ltd is a company based in Westfield, Somerset, England, that includes a convenience store chain, a wholesale food business, and a Best Western PLUS hotel. The store chain comprises sixteen shops in Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset, South Gloucestershire, and Bristol. ==History== Catherine Lucy Jones founded the company in Stratton-on-the-Fosse in 1911 and started trading as ''L & F Jones'', named after her two daughters Leona and Frances.〔(Jones Convenience Stores: About us )〕 In 1929, the shop was replaced by a larger premises, which included a function room for catering dinners and wedding receptions. In 1936 the management was taken over by her eldest son, Basil Leo Jones. Four of Basil’s six sons (Laurence, Christopher, Peter, and Richard) joined the business in the 1960s. Each brother managed a local shop, located at Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Peasedown St John, Paulton, and Trowbridge. The premises at Stratton-on-the-Fosse became the first wholesale cash-and-carry in the area. The business moved to premises in Radstock. The four shops were sold to enable the brothers to concentrate on growing the cash-and-carry business. As the business expanded a catering depot was purchased in Shepton Mallet in 1977. In 1973, the company joined Landmark Wholesale, a consortium of independent wholesalers, and are one of the group's oldest members.〔(Landmark Wholesale )〕 In 1983, the cash-and-carry relocated from Radstock to its present site in Westfield. This has developed into Jones Food Services, a catering foodservice business.〔 By 2010, the company had 16 stores within 30 miles of the head office at Westfield.〔 In 2011, L&F Jones celebrated its 100th year, with current and former workers joining a celebration at the Assembly Rooms in Bath to mark the milestone. Among the 400 people attending was Dorene James, who started working in 1939, aged 14, at Stratton alongside Mrs Jones.〔(Family firm toasts its centenary year ) This is Somerset, 6 August 2011〕 In 2011, the company reported a £51,713 loss against a pre-tax profit of £90,481 the year before, claiming performance had been "strong" given the "difficult trading conditions".〔(Tough trading pushes L&F Jones into red ) The Grocer, 27 August 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「L&F Jones」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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