| Former type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Argyll Foods |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Defunct | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
| Products | Groceries |
Hintons plc was a small supermarket chain from the North of England, bought out in a takeover by Argyll Foods in 1984.
The Company was founded by Amos Hinton in Middlesbrough in 1871 when he bought out John Birks' shop in South Street.[1] By 1919 the business had expanded such that it had seven stores on Teesside.[1] It went on to buy Winterschladen, a chain of off-licences.[1]
In 1984 the Company's 55 stores and 30 off-licences were acqured by Argyll Foods for £25m.[1]
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