Who owns Thorntons?
Thorntons, an energy brand, is owned by bp (the United Kingdom, NYSE: BP).[1]
Evidence: BP p.l.c. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-06, SEC EDGAR, 6 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- BP p.l.c. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Energy › Oil & gas › Fuel stations
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BP
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Thorntons
Thorntons is a retail brand named in bp's 2025 Form 20-F among the names under which its retail sites are primarily branded. It is a fuel and convenience network unrelated to the British chocolate maker of the same name.
What bp's annual report says about Thorntons
Sentences about Thorntons from bp's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
A contractor in our Thorntons retail business died after falling from a ladder.
One fatality occurred in our Thorntons retail business and three occurred in separate incidents in our TravelCenters of America ( TA ) business during roadside assistance activities.
However, we are deeply saddened by the four workforce fatalities during the year three at TravelCenters of America and one at Thorntons .
How often bp names Thorntons in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Thorntons
Where Thorntons sits in bp
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by bp
bp controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in energy.
Also in energy
Other brands in fuel stations, and who owns them
bp has more brands in fuel stations on Brandtree than any other owner: 4 of 48.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Casey's | Casey's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ampol | Ampol | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Caltex | Chevron | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Circle K | Couche-Tard | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Esso | ExxonMobil | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AVIN | Motor Oil Hellas | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Murphy USA | Murphy USA | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Liberty Convenience | Viva Energy | 🇦🇺 Australia |
About the owner: bp
bp is a publicly listed company headquartered in United Kingdom. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BP.
BP p.l.c. is the integrated oil and gas group whose 2025 Form 20-F reports 21,050 bp-branded retail sites at the end of 2025 (US 8,750, Europe 7,150, rest of world 5,150). The filing says its retail sites are primarily branded BP, Arco, Amoco, Aral, Thorntons and TravelCenters of America, and also include sites in India through the Jio-bp joint venture. It records the December 2025 agreement to sell 65 per cent of Castrol to Stonepeak.
🇺🇸 Thorntons and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Thorntons among them.
- AES Ohio — AES 🇺🇸
- Agway Energy Services — Suburban Propane 🇺🇸
- Alabama Power — Southern Company 🇺🇸
- AmeriGas — UGI 🇺🇸
- American Transmission Company — WEC Energy Group 🇺🇸
- Arch Resources — Core Natural Resources 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Thorntons?
The parent company of Thorntons is bp, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Thorntons American or British?
Thorntons originated in the United States, but it is owned today by bp, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. So Thorntons is an American-origin brand under British ownership.
Is Thorntons still owned by bp?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Thorntons is still owned by bp. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] BP p.l.c. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-06 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 6 March 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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