Radar · Food and Agriculture in Manchester
Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Manchester, United Kingdom
The 62 best Food and Agriculture companies in Manchester, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Joseph Holt.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
62companies tracked
$103.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
23have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE × MANCHESTER
Our analysis of 75 Food and Agriculture companies
$9.3b in tracked funding; 92% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
75companies analysed
92%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2017median founding year
50median Fliar Index™
132kcombined LinkedIn audience
61%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Manchester
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpha Offering catering services for events | — | — | 3,500 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Azolla Manufacturer and distributor of Azolla-based biofertilizers and livestock feed | — | — | 1 | Alexandra Bujak Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 3 | Batch Coffee Online platform offering coffee on a subscription basis | — | — | — | Laura Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+15 | Top 5M | — |
| 4 | Bem Brasil Restaurants Provider of authentic Brazilian churrascaria dining experiences | — | — | — | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | Top 5M | — |
| 5 | Birchdale Vending | — | — | — | Jonathan Pratt Managing Director | — | — | — |
| 6 | Birtwistles Provider of wholesale meat products and butchery training and development | — | — | 359 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | Top 5M | — |
| 7 | Cloudwater Brew Beer brand | — | — | — | Paul Jones Co-Founder & MD | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+23 | Top 5M | — |
| 8 | Cocoa Cabana Chocolate processing company | — | — | — | — | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+21 | Top 10M | — |
| 9 | Creamline Retailer of dairy products, eggs, fruits, vegetables, and other products | — | — | 261 | — | PHPGoogle MapsLaravel+20 | Top 1M | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in Manchester
#1
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2010 · 1572 employees$10.9Mraised▾
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2010 · 1572 employees
Chain of limited service restaurant serving multi-category food
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 90how this company ranks against its industry peers
Fin. health
top 14%Tech
top 24%Innovation
top 25%Market
top 30%Funding
top 36%Talent
top 38%Fin. health: Revenue ~$145M · Revenue 13.3x total funding
Tech: 48 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, New Relic
Innovation: 12 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 34k LinkedIn followers — 26.0% of this cohort's audience · 100 engagements/post (2.4× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. TIIPOI LTD) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Seed—
- Jan 2021Conventional Debt$10.9M
Founders & team
Investors
L Catterton
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesEmotionGoogle Analytics
#2
Public · Manchester, England · founded 1991 · 2827 employees$29.7Mraised▾
Public · Manchester, England · founded 1991 · 2827 employees
Multi-brand group of bars & restaurants
Funding rounds
- May 2021Post IPO$29.7M
- Nov 2017Post IPO—
Founders & team
Investors
The Deltic Group
Tech stack
Google Tag ManagerGoogle Font ApiCloudflare
#3
Series B · Manchester, England · founded 1849 · 667 employees$31.2Mraised▾
Series B · Manchester, England · founded 1849 · 667 employees
Brand of beer
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity: 2 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
Royal Bank of Scotland, CAMRA
Tech stack
All In One SeoAnimate.CssCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Browser Insights
#4
Series A · Manchester, England · founded 2010 · 15 employees$13.1Mraised▾
Series A · Manchester, England · founded 2010 · 15 employees
Owns & operates restaurant & bar serving alcohol drinks & dishes
Funding rounds
- Jul 2018Series A$13.1M
Investors
BGF
#5
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2019 · 5 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2019 · 5 employees
Chain of bars
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Digital Content Marketing Manager
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2022Conventional Debt$3M
- Jul 2022Seed$1.7M
Investors
Imbiba, ThinCats
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsContact Form 7Core-JsFacebook Pixel
#6
Acquired · Manchester, England · founded 2019 · 102 employees$8.9Mraised▾
Acquired · Manchester, England · founded 2019 · 102 employees
Manufacturer of branded bakery products. This company produces and distributes a variety of bakery items under its own brands. The products are sold through various retail and wholesale channels, including supermarkets, restaurants, and online platforms. The company's focus is on providing high-quality baked goods to a broad customer base. Its operations encompass the entire process, from production to distribution.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 8.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Mar 2019Series A$8.9M
Investors
Lloyds Bank, BGF
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGsapHsts
#7
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2019 · 5 employees$252.9Kraised▾
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2019 · 5 employees
Restaurants serving plant-based burgers, loaded fries, vegan fried chicken and vegan milkshakes
Funding rounds
- Jul 2023Seed$252.9K
Founders & team
#8
Funding Raised · Manchester, England · founded 2014$310.9Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Manchester, England · founded 2014
Operator of multiple brunch restaurants and a bakehouse. It offers a menu featuring brunch, brews, baked goods, and alcoholic beverages. The company also provides venue hire services for various events. A dedicated bakehouse produces bread and baked goods, also available for wholesale. Customer reviews consistently highlight friendly staff and high-quality food.
Funding rounds
- Apr 2023Conventional Debt$310.9K
Investors
Mercia
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCore-JsElementorGodaddyHello Elementor
#9
Acquired · Manchester, England · founded 2005 · 161 employees$3.2Mraised▾
Acquired · Manchester, England · founded 2005 · 161 employees
Restaurant serving Mexican food
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 4 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2012Unattributed$3.2M
Investors
BGF
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAnime.JsCart FunctionalityCloudflareFancybox
#10
Funding Raised · Manchester, England · founded 2015 · 18 employees$2Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Manchester, England · founded 2015 · 18 employees
Brand of multi category food
Funding rounds
- Aug 2016Conventional Debt$2M
Investors
TCA Global Fund Management
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAuthorize.NetAwinAzureBackbone.Js
#11
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2017 · 2 employees$523.1Kraised▾
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2017 · 2 employees
Gin brand
Funding rounds
- Jan 2020Conventional Debt$401.4K
- Sep 2019Conventional Debt—
- Sep 2019Conventional Debt$121.7K
- Jan 2019Seed—
Investors
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, FW Capital, Aldermore Bank
Tech stack
CloudflareHttp/3
#12
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2010 · 2 employees$365.8Kraised▾
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2010 · 2 employees
Cool Cold Brew produces and markets chilled coffee drinks. The company's product offerings include chilled coffee drinks in flavors of Black, Latte, Mocha, and Coconut. The company claims to source its coffee from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms and brews by hand for over 16 hours in freshly filtered water.
Funding rounds
- Jun 2019Seed$151.9K
- Aug 2017Seed$213.9K
Founders & team
Tech stack
Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceGoogle AnalyticsHstsOpen Graph
Funding & investor landscape
$103.2Mtotal disclosed funding
17companies funded
19disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Shamil Thakrar
Co-Founder · Dishoom
Kavi Thakrar
Co-Founder · Dishoom
Rob Pitcher
CEO · Revolution Bars Group
Richard Kershaw
CEO · Joseph Holt
Ayodimeji Sadiq
Founder & CEO · Vegan Shack
Joseph Devereux
Founder & Managing Director · Cool Cold Brew
Joe Harper
Founder · Just Bee
Photis Nasaris
Co-Founder · Bouzouki By Night
Panos Louroutziatis
Co-Founder · Bouzouki By Night
Anita Rae
Founder & CEO · Crave
Aaron Darke
Founder · Zymurgorium
Paul Delamere
Co-Founder · Shindigger
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,075,655 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food and Agriculture coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United Kingdom
How research on Agritech is moving in the United Kingdom
A read on the academic research around Agritech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 199 United Kingdom-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201820222026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 27% → 37% across 2018–2026.
top research entities
- University of Bristol15
- University of Lincoln12
- University of Sussex7
- University of Oxford7
- University of Reading6
leading researchers
Redmond R. Shamshiri · Cornelia Weltzien · Ibrahim A. Hameed · Lenka Pitonakova · Siva K. Balasundram · Ian J. Yule · Tony E. Grift · Andrew J. Dougill
▲
Breakthroughs21 · 11%
▲ 0%→13% share
4 median citations81% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→13% of field), led by Agriculture.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture8
- Robot5
- Precision agriculture3
- Field (mathematics)2
- Testbed2
Newly emergingAgriculture 0→8
Landmark AgROS: A Robot Operating System Based Emulation Tool for Agricultural Robotics · 94 cites
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Advancements77 · 39%
▲ 0%→37% share
3 median citations64% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (0%→37% of field), led by Agriculture.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture3→31
- Food security2→9
- Climate change1→6
Newly emergingRobot 0→8 · Context (archaeology) 0→6 · Field (mathematics) 0→5
Landmark Artificial intelligence and food security: swarm intelligence of AgriTech drones for smart AgriFood operations · 144 cites
▼
Concerns67 · 34%
▲ 0%→32% share
2 median citations63% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→32% of field), led by Agriculture.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture4→36
- Food security1→6
- Climate change2→6
Newly emergingSustainability 0→5
Landmark Research and development in agricultural robotics: A perspective of digital farming · 507 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United Kingdom
Where agritech is researched across United Kingdom
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Bristol15 · +0.16
London10 · +0.18
Oxford9 · +0.20
Edinburgh7 · +0.73
Cambridge5 · +0.24
PATENT SIGNAL · United Kingdom
Who's filing agritech patents in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom agritech patent filing is cooling — 3 filings from 7 assignees (2024–2025), led by S&A Group Holdings, IBM UK, IBM; annual filings 2→1.
3 filings7 assigneespeak 2/yr2024–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2024–2025)
top patent filers
- S&A Group Holdings6
- IBM UK1
- IBM1
- Suffern Edward1
- Wooldridge James1
- Bozek James1
- Francis Kellie1
Common questions
How many Food and Agriculture companies are there in Manchester, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 62 indexable Food and Agriculture companies headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture companies in Manchester, United Kingdom?
The Food and Agriculture companies in Manchester, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $103.2M in disclosed equity funding across 17 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Manchester, United Kingdom?
Joseph Holt is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Manchester, United Kingdom, with $31.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture companies in Manchester, United Kingdom are funded?
17 of the 62 Food and Agriculture companies in Manchester, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture unicorns are there in Manchester, United Kingdom?
None of the Food and Agriculture companies in Manchester, United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Manchester, United Kingdom Food and Agriculture companies?
The most active investors in Manchester, United Kingdom Food and Agriculture companies on this list include BGF, The Growth Company, HSBC, Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, Albert Bartlett.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.