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Hintons

Logo: GA (Fantaboy), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

British supermarket company

Amos Hinton & Sons plc was a small supermarket company from the North East of England trading as Hintons, it was acquired in a takeover by Argyll Foods in 1984.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1871Founded1
  • HeadquartersThornaby-on-Tees1

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Amos Hinton & Sons plc was a small supermarket company from the North East of England trading as Hintons, it was acquired in a takeover by Argyll Foods in 1984.2

Products and brands

  • grocery store

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1984Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1871Founded Founded1

Sources

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