Joseph Rowntree (philanthropist) Joseph Rowntree (philanthropist) Joseph Rowntree (24 May 1836 – 24 February 1925) was an English Quaker philanthropist and businessman from York. Rowntree is perhaps best known for being a champion of social reform, partner and friend of Charles Booth, and his time as a chocolatier at family business "Rowntree's", one of the most important in Britain. Even as a powerful businessman, he was deeply interested in improving the quality of life of his employees; this led to him becoming a philanthropist, pursuing many charitable causes. In 1904 he created three trusts, the Joseph Rowntree Village Trust (JRVT) which was originally
Quaker Chemical Corporation scope of its activities, which include process engineering and services, as well as the development, manufacture and sale of industrial specialty chemical products. What followed was the beginning of multiple company acquisitions. At the beginning of the 1960s, Quaker established its first European subsidiary in the Netherlands. Quaker Chemical B.V. in Uithoorn manufactures and markets Quaker products to industries in the EEC. In 1964, Quaker expanded into Europe and formed a U.K. subsidiary Quaker Chemical Limited. Quaker also entered into a joint venture in Australia, Quaker Chemical (Australasia) Pty. Limited. In 1967, Quaker entered into a joint venture in Japan,