List of Food Companies in the UK

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 26,909 food companies in the UK, one in every 328 UK companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 711 firms employ 50 people or more. Two in three of all food firms are based in London, South East, North West, East of England and West Midlands. Below you find the largest food firms in the UK, the regions where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our UK company database or through the Companies House API.

26,909 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies26,9091 in328 UK companiesRegions12Largest regionLondon 6,977Sole traders6%Employees1-4 (82%)Revenue$100-500K (44%)Email16%Phone27%Website33%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Mondelez Europe Procurement GMBH	Unitedkingdom	Uxbridge	Cadbury House	London	UB8 1DH	cadbury.*****	2008	$7,099,802,314	250	Foreign company	495	FC028703
2	Arla Foods LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Belle Isle	Arla House	Leeds, West Yorkshire	LS10 1AB	arlafoods.*****	1987	$3,844,527,090	3,783	Corporation	408	02143253
3	Nestle UK LTD.	Unitedkingdom	University	Nestle UK Ltd	York	YO31 8TA	nestle.*****	1866	$2,765,714,496	4,182	Corporation	2275	00051491
4	Unilever UK LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Malden Rushett	Lever House	London	KT1 2BA	unilever.*****	1872	$2,628,424,536	2,420	Corporation	820	00334527
5	Bakkavor Foods LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	London	5th Floor Fitzroy Place	London	W1T 3JJ	bakkavor.*****	1972	$2,468,900,700	14,473	Corporation	75	01060806
6	Dunbia (UK)	Unitedkingdom	Cwmgwili	Heol Ty Newydd Cross Hands Food Park	Carmarthenshire	SA14 6RF	dunbia.*****	1976	$2,131,384,095	4,683	Corporation	6	03382084
7	Mars Wrigley Confectionery UK LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Slough	Dundee Road	Slough	SL1 4LG	mars.*****	1932	$1,959,325,496	1,853	Corporation	3179	06649982
8	Costa LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Loudwater	Q R S House	Buckinghamshire	HP10 9QR	costa.*****	1971	$1,561,524,349	17,957	Corporation	2367	01270695
9	Pilgrim's Pride LTD.	Unitedkingdom	Uxbridge	First Floor,belmont House	London	UB8 1HE	pilgrimseurope.*****	1958	$1,488,647,846	4,055	Corporation	1203	00608077
10	Premier Foods Group LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Colney Street	Premier House Centrum Business Park	Hertfordshire	AL1 2RE	premierfoods.*****	1975	$1,452,202,780	3,897	Corporation	67	00281728
11	Pladis (UK) LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Chiswick	Building 3 Chiswick Park	London	W4 5YA	pladisglobal.*****	1990	$1,275,541,628	3,917	Corporation	551	02506007
12	Froneri International LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	North Otterington	Richmond House	North Yorkshire	DL7 9UL	froneri.*****	2006	$1,256,047,957	242	Corporation	176	05777981
13	British Sugar PLC	Unitedkingdom	Holborn-strand-covent Garden	Weston Centre	London	W1K 4QY	britishsugar.*****	1972	$1,243,139,690	1,511	Corporation	1083	00315158
14	Abf Grain Products LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Holborn-strand-covent Garden	Weston Centre	London	W1K 4QY	N/A	1935	$1,227,566,760	4,246	Corporation	1083	00079590
15	Freemans Of Newent LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Newent	Town Farm	Gloucestershire	GL18 1HP	freemansofnewent.*****	1962	$1,012,430,521	2,429	Corporation	22	00745426
16	Kellogg Marketing And Sales Company (UK) LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Firswood	The Kellogg Building	Manchester, Greater Manchester	M16 0PU	N/A	1996	$956,613,120	1,051	Corporation	3179	03237431
17	Fox's Burton's Companies (fbc) UK LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill	St. Pauls House	London	EC4M 7BP	fbc-uk.*****	1829	$927,527,079	3,739	Corporation	47	02086754
18	Pilgrim's Food Masters UK LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Craigavon	Pilgrims Shared Services Ltd	Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon	BT64 1AA	N/A	2021	$923,344,072	2,313	Corporation	1203	13352340
19	Neerock LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Wycoller	The Abattoir	Lancashire	BB8 8LH	morrisons.*****	1990	$910,898,474	1,554	Corporation	2513	02572702
20	Ferrero UK LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Greenford Broadway	889 Greenford Road	London	UB6 0HE	ferrero.*****	1966	$885,222,445	338	Corporation	605	00876127
21	Foyle Food Group LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Londonderry Derry	Lasahally Campsie	Derry and Strabane	BT47 6TJ	foylefoodgroup.*****	1998	$867,347,060	1,130	Corporation	7	NI034218
22	Kerry Ingredients (UK) LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Clapton in Gordano	Bradley Road	North Somerset	BS20 7NZ	kerrygroup.*****	1937	$866,528,945	1,341	Corporation	333	00329695
23	Dairy Crest LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Weybridge	5 the Heights	Surrey	KT13 0NY	uk.*****	1933	$845,768,971	1,271	Corporation	284	02085882
24	Foyle Food Group Holdings LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Drumnakilly	52 Doogary Road	Fermanagh and Omagh	BT79 0BQ	foylefoodgroup.*****	2007	$845,103,058	1,374	Corporation	7	NI063247
25	Mowi Scotland LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Dunfermline East Business Parks	1st Floor, Admiralty Park	Fife	KY11 2YW	mowiscotland.*****	1992	$834,502,384	773	Corporation	40	SC138843

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How many food companies are there in the UK?

Food companies and food firms in the UK

26,909

21 October 2026

There are 26,909 food companies and food firms in the UK in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 328 UK companies. About 13 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (2,805 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 25,018 93%
Head offices: 852
Branch offices: 1,039

Classification

Our platform filter is the national code 10.

22,355 of the 26,909 are Ltd and PLC (83%); 1,503 are sole traders. They come from Companies House and our UK register data, through the Companies House API.

Food firms in London

London has 6,977 food companies and food firms, 0.4% of all 1,945,804 London companies and 18% above the national share. Nine in ten London firms have fewer than five people; 87 have 50 or more. 997 new firms were entered in 2026, 84 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 6,121 · 89%
5-9: 366 · 5%
10-19: 194 · 3%
20-49: 134 · 2%
50+: 87 · 1%

Legal form

Sole traders: 109 · 2%
Partnerships: 24 · 0.3%
Ltd and PLC: 6,611 · 95%
Other or none: 233 · 3%

Of the UK total: 25.9%
Of all London companies: 0.4%
Against the national share: 1.2×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 997
Entered 2025: 1,544
Of UK's 2026 entries: 35.5%

Old

Before 1990: 84 · 1%
1990 or later: 6,893 · 99%
Of UK's pre-1990 firms: 7.2%

Reachable

Email: 662 · 9%
Phone: 1,064 · 15%
Website: 1,396 · 20%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 3,892 · 57%
$100K-$500K: 2,192 · 32%
$500K-$1M: 255 · 4%
$1M and more: 549 · 8%

Largest

114,473
24,246
34,055
43,917
53,739

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Largest food firms in the UK

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in London, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Costa is the largest food firm in the UK by headcount. 711 firms employ 50 people or more; 413 employ 100 or more.

1Buckinghamshire17,957 staff
2London14,473 staff
3Carmarthenshire4,683 staff
4London4,246 staff
5York4,182 staff
6London4,055 staff
7London3,917 staff
8Hertfordshire3,897 staff
9Leeds3,783 staff
10London3,739 staff

By employee size · 25,952 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	21,179	82%
5-9	2,031	8%
10-19	1,204	5%
20-49	827	3%
50-99	298	1%
100-199	185	0.7%
200-499	135	0.5%
500-999	41	0.2%
1,000+	52	0.2%

82% have 1 to 4 people; 827 have 20 to 49; 711 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	10,139	39%
$100K-$500K	11,378	44%
$500K-$1M	1,347	5%
$1M-$5M	1,830	7%
$5M-$10M	329	1%
$10M-$50M	530	2%
$50M-$100M	132	0.5%
$100M-$500M	139	0.5%
$500M+	41	0.2%

44% between $100,000 and $500,000; 1,830 between $1M and $5M; 1,171 above $5M.

Firm sizes in the UK

Of the 25,952 UK food firms with a known headcount, 21,179 (82%) have one to four people, 2,031 have five to nine, 2,031 have ten to 49 and 711 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (11,378, 44%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all UK companies

Micro under 1023,210 89%
Small 10 to 492,031 8%
Medium 50 to 249618 2%
Large 250+93 0.4%

Grey line: the share among all UK companies (93% have under ten staff).

1,171

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 842 more than $10 million.

2,805

firms were entered in 2026.

Where in the UK?

London has the most food companies in the UK (6,977), ahead of South East (3,168), North West (2,464), East of England (2,337) and West Midlands (2,213). Together the five hold two in three of them. Relative to their size, Northern Ireland, London and West Midlands have the most: 1.0 to 1.2 times the national share.

Regions by number of firms

12 UK regions have at least one food firm; 12 have ten or more; 0 have exactly one. Click a region to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Food firms per 100 companies, in regions with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.30. Northern Ireland has 1.2 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

The oldest firms in the UK

Our data holds 51 UK food firms from before 1900, 243 from before 1950 and 1,164 from before 1990.

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1. London
1805
1. North East Lincolnshire
1824
1. Birmingham
1826
1. Southampton
1829
1. London
1830
1. Stirling

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1990

1,164

UK food firms date from before 1990

were entered in 1990

How reachable are they?

Food firms are harder to reach than the average UK company: 27% list a phone number and 33% a website.

Email4,344 16%
Phone7,350 27%
Website8,854 33%

Grey line: all UK companies (email 15%, phone 30%, website 30%).

The full list with these fields is in our UK company database.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 3 manufacturing companies for every food firm in the UK.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Manufacturing Companies	68,098	59%	63%
Food Companies	26,909	33%	79%
Butchers	9,652	52%	71%
Bakeries	7,027	41%	84%
Meat Companies	764	37%	65%
Cheese Companies	358	62%	56%

In other countries

The UK has more food firms than Italy or the Czech Republic.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The UK	26,909	3.0
Italy	26,425	3.8
The Czech Republic	25,754	7.3
Belgium	14,752	6.2
The Netherlands	11,113	2.9

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Sole traders or Ltd: how they are organised

One in eighteen UK food firms work as sole traders, against 7% of all UK companies. Four in five are Ltd and PLC.

Sole traders1,5036%
Partnerships (partnerships and LLPs)4552%
Ltd and PLC22,35583%
No form on record or other2,59610%

Single-site: 93%
Head offices: 852
Branches: 1,039

All UK companies: 7% sole traders, 3% partnerships, 62% Ltd and PLC.

Newcomers in the UK in 2026

2,805 food firms were entered in the UK register so far in 2026, about 13 a working day, after 4,321 in 2025. The UK as a whole saw 534,395 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.5% of the inflow.

1,2182022
1,8612023
2,4162024
4,3212025
2,8052026 so far

2,793 of this year's 2,805 are Ltd and PLC.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Surrey39 staff
2Cambridgeshire37 staff
3London30 staff
4West Sussex15 staff
5Newry15 staff

Frequently asked questions

How many food companies are there in the UK?

There are 26,909 food companies and food firms in the UK in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 328 UK companies.

Which is the largest food firm in the UK?

Costa in Buckinghamshire, with 17,957 staff. By revenue Arla Foods in Leeds leads with $3.8 billion a year.

Which UK region has the most food companies?

London, with 6,977, ahead of South East (3,168), North West (2,464), East of England (2,337) and West Midlands (2,213). Relative to its size, Northern Ireland has the most: 1.2 times the national share.

How many food firms are there in London?

6,977, which is 0.4% of all 1,945,804 London companies and 18% above the national share.

How big is a typical food firm?

Small. 82% of the 25,952 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 711 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are UK food companies sole traders or companies?

One in eighteen (1,503) are sole traders, 2% are partnerships and 83% (22,355) are Ltd and PLC.

How many food firms started in 2026?

2,805 were entered in the UK register so far in 2026, after 4,321 in 2025. 2,793 of them are Ltd and PLC.

What is the oldest food firm in the UK?

Mizkan Euro in London, 1804, followed by Young's Seafood in North East Lincolnshire (1805) and Cadbury UK in Birmingham (1824). 51 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers food companies?

Our platform filters them on the national code 10.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 26,909 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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