Bolton company AO.Com started off with a £1 bet in 2000 and has since grown to become a huge international company with over 3000 employees with over 420,000 reviews on Trust Pilot with an excellent rating. 

Warburtons has remained in Bolton since it started in 1876, passing down through five generations remaining a private-family run business with nearly 5,000 employees across the UK.  They currently produce over 2 million bakery products each day.