Private company
Whittard of Chelsea
British chain of shops selling coffee, tea and related products
Whittard Trading Limited, trading as Whittard of Chelsea or simply Whittard, is a British chain of shops selling coffee, tea and related products. It was started by Walter Whittard in 1886, and remained in his family until 1973.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1886Founded1
- Industryretail1
- HeadquartersWitney1
- Websitewww.whittard.co.uk
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Whittard Trading Limited, trading as Whittard of Chelsea or simply Whittard, is a British chain of shops selling coffee, tea and related products. It was started by Walter Whittard in 1886, and remained in his family until 1973.2
Products and brands
- coffee
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1886Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.whittard.co.uk1
- X (Twitter)x.com/whittarduk1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/whittardofchelsea1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/whittardofchelsea18861
- WikipediaWhittard of Chelsea
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7996831
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataWhittard of Chelsea on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaWhittard of Chelsea on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsWhittard of Chelsea photo by Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0