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Best Food & Beverage Products Companies in United Kingdom
The 1075 best Food & Beverage Products companies in United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: 2 Sisters Food Group.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
1075companies tracked
$1.5Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
311have raised
Among the 1,075 Food & Beverage Products companies tracked across the United Kingdom, the ones worth your attention are ranked here by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. Total disclosed funding across the directory sits at $1.5 billion, spread across a sector where the median revenue is $304 million, but the outsized earners make that figure feel modest. Associated British Foods pulls $8.6 billion, 28 times the sector median. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners runs at $5.8 billion, 19 times. So when I say scale, I mean it.
The funded names in our directory are earlier-stage bets. TRIP leads at $17 million in disclosed funding, with Gymkhana and CleanCo each at $12 million, and All Things Butter close behind at $6 million. No unicorns here, which tells you something about where this cohort sits in its arc. Inflation and CPI trends are driving product strategy hard right now, and the hot themes shaping coverage are innovative product development and pricing pressure, not expansion rounds. Across 533 food and foodtech apps tracked, median install growth is running at roughly 19% year-over-year, which signals real consumer appetite. The question isn't whether this sector moves money. It clearly does. It's who captures it next.
Sources & further reading
- Brewers Association releases 2025 Top 50
- The Good, the Bad and the Sudsy: Denver’s Year in Beer 2025
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FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD & BEVERAGE PRODUCTS × UNITED KINGDOM
Our analysis of 50 Food & Beverage Products companies
$1.0b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
50companies analysed
96%cloud-native stacks
2024funding peak (by rounds)
2017median founding year
46median Fliar Index™
451kcombined LinkedIn audience
39%of audience held by top 3
9companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Food & Beverage Products companies in United Kingdom
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Sisters Food Group Meat processing company 69Fin. health top 6%Market top 28%Funding top 34%Product top 42% All 12 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 6% Markettop 28% Fundingtop 34% Producttop 42% Techtop 43% Talenttop 48% Growthbottom 49% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 35% Patentsbottom 31% Innovationbottom 25% Fin. health: Revenue ~$1.5B · Revenue 3.9x total funding Market: 9,478 employees (top 1% of Food & Beverage Products) · Revenue ~$1.5B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $398M | 66 mo ago | 9,478 | Baljinder Boparan | SalesforceWindows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NET+19 | — | 6 patents Poultry processing equipment for offal removal and packaging solutions | — |
| 2 | Quorn Foods Provider of meat-free frozen foods as an alternative to meat substitute products 62Fin. health top 12%Market top 32%Funding top 44%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 12% Markettop 32% Fundingtop 44% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 47% Growthbottom 46% Globalbottom 30% Newsbottom 27% Fin. health: Revenue ~$293M · Revenue 1.8x total funding Market: 969 employees (top 9% of Food & Beverage Products) · Revenue ~$293M rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $161M | 85 mo ago | 969 969 → 492 (-49%) · sector median +43% | Timothy Kelly Co-Founder | ContentfulMicrosoft ASP.NETBootstrap+14 | — | — | 4 launchs |
| 3 | The East India Company Multi-category food & beverage company 55Product top 25%Tech top 31%Innovation top 36%Funding top 43% All 8 signals ▾Producttop 25% Techtop 31% Innovationtop 36% Fundingtop 43% Talentbottom 45% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 22% Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C Tech: 49 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $85M | 140 mo ago | 24 | Sanjiv Mehta Chairman & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyLocksmith+39 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Highland Spring Packaged water brand 55Fin. health top 20%Market top 34%Funding top 43%Tech bottom 43% All 7 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 20% Markettop 34% Fundingtop 43% Techbottom 43% Growthbottom 34% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 22% Fin. health: Revenue ~$140M · Revenue 2.2x total funding Market: 363 employees (top 12% of Food & Beverage Products) · Revenue ~$140M rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $64M | 46 mo ago | 363 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Meatless Farm Brand of plant based mince 27Funding top 39%Tech bottom 49%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 39% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Techbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Growthbottom 35% Newsbottom 32% Marketbottom 31% Funding: Raised $48.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) Tech: 40 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $48M | 60 mo ago | 15 15 → 22 (+47%) · sector median +43% | Robert Woodall CEO | HCL CommerceWordPressApple iCloud Mail+34 | — | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 6 | Black Sheep Coffee Coffee processing company 74Growth top 8%Partners top 21%News top 25%Tech top 26% All 12 signals ▾Growthtop 8% Partnerstop 21% Newstop 25% Techtop 26% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 33% Producttop 42% Customerstop 42% Fundingtop 49% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 27% Growth: App-install growth +76% YoY Partners: 4 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 4 deals rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $31M | 26 mo ago | 2 | Gabriel Shohet Co-Founder & Co-CEO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+15 | 5 signals ▲150% Contracts · Announcements | — | 3 job openings · 5 expansions |
| 7 | Better Dairy Brand of cheese 27Funding top 39%Patents top 45%Talent bottom 49%Innovation bottom 44% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Patentstop 45% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 44% Globalbottom 42% Moatbottom 42% Marketbottom 39% Growthbottom 35% Techbottom 23% Funding: Raised $24.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) Patents: 4 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 4 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $24M | 51 mo ago | 31 | Jevan Nagarajah Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+10 | — | 4 patents Targeted subcellular protein localization for post‑translation modification engineering | — |
| 8 | Dash Water Brand of carbonated water 76Growth top 28%Fin. health top 31%Innovation top 36%Tech top 36% All 12 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Fin. healthtop 31% Innovationtop 36% Techtop 36% Producttop 36% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Partnerstop 45% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 39% Moatbottom 38% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Revenue +42% YoY Fin. health: Revenue ~$22.0M · Revenue +42% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $23M | 41 mo ago | 22 | Jack Scott Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+31 | — | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership · 3 awards |
| 9 | TRIP Brand of milk products 69Tech top 20%Funding top 32%Growth top 35%News top 36% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 20% Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 35% Newstop 36% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 80 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $17.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $17M | 7 mo ago | 59 | Daniel Khoury Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyZURB Foundation+46 | 3 signals ▲200% Funding | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 10 | Pots&Co Brand of chocolates 48Innovation top 36%Product top 43%Tech top 45%Funding top 46% All 10 signals ▾Innovationtop 36% Producttop 43% Techtop 45% Fundingtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 45% Fin. healthbottom 43% Growthbottom 37% Newsbottom 27% Innovation: 7 product lines Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Seed rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $16M | 49 mo ago | 83 | Julian Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+16 | — | — | — |
| 11 | CleanCo Brand of cocktails 57Partners top 28%News top 32%Growth top 35%Funding top 36% All 9 signals ▾Partnerstop 28% Newstop 32% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 36% Techtop 42% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 48% Globalbottom 46% Marketbottom 39% Partners: 2 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 2 deals News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 17 tracked, 3 types) · Top themes: Contracts, Announcements, Leadership rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $12M | 13 mo ago | 29 | Spencer Matthews Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyBugHerd+26 | 4 signals Contracts · Announcements · Leadership | — | 2 launchs |
| 12 | Lucky Saint Internet first brand of alcohol-free beer 50Tech top 37%Funding top 38%Talent top 38%Growth top 45% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 37% Fundingtop 38% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 32 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Funding: Raised $12.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $12M | 41 mo ago | 24 | Luke Boase Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+29 | — | — | 2 job openings · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 13 | Gymkhana Provider of cooking sauces, marinades, and chutneys 67Funding top 32%Tech top 32%Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Techtop 32% Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $11.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 41 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $12M | 1 mo ago | — | Gulrez Arora Co-Founder & CEO | Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+34 | — | — | 1 job opening · 2 launchs |
| 14 | Daily Dose Brand of organic juice products 69Growth top 26%Tech top 30%Fin. health top 38%Funding top 42% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 26% Techtop 30% Fin. healthtop 38% Fundingtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 21% Growth: Headcount 16 → 27 (+69%) across vintages Tech: 43 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $11M | 37 mo ago | 27 27 → 64 (+137%) · sector median +43% | George Hughes Davies CEO & Director | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+35 | — | — | — |
| 15 | LOVE CORN Gluten free corn snack brand 53Innovation top 25%Product top 25%Tech top 28%Growth top 35% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 25% Producttop 25% Techtop 28% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 23% Innovation: 5 product lines Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $9M | 15 mo ago | 10 | Jamie Mccloskey Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+33 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Biomel Brand of chocolate drinks 69Tech top 27%Talent top 38%Growth top 45%Funding bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 27% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Fundingbottom 48% Globalbottom 48% Newsbottom 27% Tech: 56 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $7M | 30 mo ago | — | Janett Lozano Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+38 | — | — | 2 launchs |
| 17 | Artah Artah is a health and nutrition company that aims to empower individuals to achieve optimal health through… 50Tech top 30%Growth top 35%Funding top 46%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 30% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 28% Tech: 48 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $6M | 19 mo ago | — | Richard Butland Co-Founder | ShopifyZURB FoundationShop Pay+38 | — | — | — |
| 18 | All Things Butter Organic butter brand 74Growth top 35%Funding top 38%Talent top 38%Tech top 47% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 38% Talenttop 38% Techtop 47% Globalbottom 48% Productbottom 39% Newsbottom 22% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $5.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $6M | 2 mo ago | — | Toby Hoppy Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAnimate.css+24 | — | — | 2 job openings · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 19 | Drip Water Bottled natural mineral water provider in infinitely recyclable cans 37Talent top 45%Funding bottom 47%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 45% Fundingbottom 47% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 2 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $5.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $5M | 16 mo ago | — | Luke Davis Co-Founder | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 20 | Symplicity Foods Online brand of plant-based meat products 21Growth top 45%Funding top 49%Talent bottom 45%Tech bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 49% Talentbottom 45% Techbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 17% Funding: Raised $4.8M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 5 yrs (1.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $5M | 37 mo ago | 6 | Neil Rankin Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyGoogle Maps+14 | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 21 | Superloaf Brand of high-fiber and nutritionally enhanced breads 48Growth top 35%Funding top 50%Tech bottom 49%Talent bottom 49% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 50% Techbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $4.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $4M | 10 mo ago | — | Melissa Sharp Co-Founder | WixSentryEnvoy+10 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Redemption Roasters Producer & distributor of specialty coffee beans 80Innovation top 17%Tech top 22%Product top 36%Funding top 45% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 17% Techtop 22% Producttop 36% Fundingtop 45% Growthtop 45% Markettop 46% Globalbottom 37% Innovation: 5 product lines Tech: 64 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $4M | 25 mo ago | 120 120 → 67 (-44%) · sector median +43% | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+31 | — | — | 3 job openings · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 23 | Better Nature Internet first brand offering natural nutrition products 48Growth top 25%News top 26%Innovation top 39%Patents top 39% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 25% Newstop 26% Innovationtop 39% Patentstop 39% Talenttop 40% Fundingtop 43% Techtop 49% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 42% Productbottom 39% Marketbottom 20% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 15 tracked, 4 types) · 2 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $4M | 11 mo ago | 7 | Fabio Rinaldo Co-Founder and COO at Better Nature Tempeh | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+19 | 8 signals Leadership · Funding | 8 patents Fermentation and processing technologies for plant-based protein foods and starter cultures | — |
| 24 | Spacegoods Platform offering mushroom and adaptogen blends for individuals 37Tech top 23%Growth top 45%Funding top 49%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 23% Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 25% Newsbottom 22% Tech: 66 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $4M | 29 mo ago | 1 | Matthew Kelly Founder | ShopifyTailwind CSSBootstrap+46 | — | — | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 25 | Olly Brand of snacks 37Tech top 40%Funding top 50%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 45% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 40% Fundingtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 45% Marketbottom 34% Tech: 32 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Funding: Raised $4.0M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 9 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $4M | 23 mo ago | 27 | Olly Hiscocks Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+29 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Tribe Manufacturer of natural energy protein bars, shakes, and muesli 29Growth top 35%Tech top 37%Funding bottom 45%Product bottom 39% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 37% Fundingbottom 45% Productbottom 39% Newsbottom 32% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 20% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 39 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Heroku rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $4M | 17 mo ago | 8 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyBootstrap+24 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 27 | weareboundless Brand of nuts and seeds 29Growth top 35%Tech top 47%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 45% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 16% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 31 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $4M | 22 mo ago | 7 | Cathy Moseley Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+28 | — | — | — |
| 28 | Milliways Provider of plant-based, plastic-free, and biodegradable chewing gum 27Growth top 35%Tech top 40%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 46% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 40% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 46% Newsbottom 42% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 15% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 31 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $4M | 4 mo ago | 9 | Tom Raviv Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+28 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 29 | Square Root Brand of soda 29Talent top 45%Funding top 48%Market bottom 35%Global bottom 29% All 4 signals ▾Talenttop 45% Fundingtop 48% Marketbottom 35% Globalbottom 29% Talent: 2 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $3.8M · 10 rounds over 8 yrs (1.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $4M | 21 mo ago | 17 | Robyn Simms Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Doughlicious Brand of baking dough 37Growth top 35%Tech top 41%Funding top 48%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 41% Fundingtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 28% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 36 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $4M | 10 mo ago | 18 18 → 43 (+139%) · sector median +43% | Kathryn Bricken Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | — | — | 1 launch · 4 awards |
| 31 | IMPOSSIBREW Enhanced alcohol-free beer manufacturer using science-backed ingredients and patent-pending technology 40Tech top 31%Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 46% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 31% Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 19% Tech: 39 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $3M | 16 mo ago | 7 | Mark Wong Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+32 | — | — | — |
| 32 | Nurture Brands Provider of seaweed and vegetable crisps, coconut water, and juices 24Funding top 45%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 45% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 24% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $3.3M across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 4 yrs (3.0/yr) Growth: 3 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $3M | 19 mo ago | 23 23 → 32 (+39%) · sector median +43% | Ben Arbib Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | — | — |
| 33 | Virtue Drinks Brand of energy drinks 14Growth top 45%Tech bottom 44%Funding bottom 40%Global bottom 25% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Techbottom 44% Fundingbottom 40% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 13% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 24 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $3M | 18 mo ago | 4 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+18 | — | — | — |
| 34 | Jelly Drops Internet-first brand offering jelly & gums 50Patents top 28%Innovation top 33%Tech top 34%Growth top 45% All 8 signals ▾Patentstop 28% Innovationtop 33% Techtop 34% Growthtop 45% Moattop 45% Fundingbottom 45% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 31% Patents: 30 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 24 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 Innovation: 30 patents (top 42% of patent-holders) · 24 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $3M | 26 mo ago | 15 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+30 | — | 30 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 35 | Jukes Cordialities Brand of non alcoholic beer 29Tech top 26%Growth top 45%Funding bottom 45%Global bottom 34% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 26% Growthtop 45% Fundingbottom 45% Globalbottom 34% Marketbottom 13% Tech: 53 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $3M | 28 mo ago | 5 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+41 | — | — | 2 awards |
| 36 | Kirstys Brand of frozen ready meals 14Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 43%Tech bottom 42%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 43% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 22% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $2.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $3M | 23 mo ago | — | Kirsty Henshaw Founder & Managing Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 37 | Citizens of Soil Internet first brand of olive oils 62Talent top 28%Tech top 29%Growth top 35%Funding bottom 42% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Techtop 29% Growthtop 35% Fundingbottom 42% Globalbottom 34% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 43 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $2M | 15 mo ago | — | Sarah Vachon Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+36 | — | — | 1 internship |
| 38 | OGGS Provider of plant-based egg substitute 24Growth top 45%Tech top 46%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 43% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Techtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 43% Productbottom 39% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 26% Tech: 42 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $2M | 26 mo ago | 13 13 → 22 (+69%) · sector median +43% | Hannah Carter Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 39 | Jim Jams Internet first brand of chocolate spreads 48Talent top 38%Tech top 44%Growth top 45%Funding top 50% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Techtop 44% Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 50% Globalbottom 36% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 23 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $2M | 21 mo ago | — | Kellie Bath Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+20 | — | — | — |
| 40 | Whitebox Manufacturer & brand of carbonated & non-carbonated soft drinks 35Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Funding bottom 40%Tech bottom 40% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 40% Techbottom 40% Productbottom 39% Newsbottom 32% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $1M | 21 mo ago | 10 | Josh Rennie Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+19 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 41 | Hunter & Gather Foods Multi-category food and beverages company 42Tech top 23%Growth top 28%Funding bottom 46%Product bottom 39% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 23% Growthtop 28% Fundingbottom 46% Productbottom 39% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 25% Newsbottom 18% Tech: 79 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $1M | 10 mo ago | 6 | — | Amazon WebstoreCart FunctionalityShopify+62 | — | — | — |
| 42 | Spoon Cereals Breakfast cereals brand 50Innovation top 25%Growth top 28%News top 32%Tech top 35% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 25% Growthtop 28% Newstop 32% Techtop 35% Talenttop 38% Producttop 43% Globalbottom 45% Fundingbottom 44% Marketbottom 10% Innovation: 8 product lines Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $1M | 3 mo ago | 4 | Annie Morris Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+28 | 4 signals Capital raise · Hiring | — | — |
| 43 | MOMO Kombucha Brand of kombucha 45Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Tech top 42%Funding bottom 46% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 42% Fundingbottom 46% Marketbottom 28% Globalbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $1M | 9 mo ago | — | Lisa Puddle Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+21 | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 44 | IMP & MAKER Online retailer of curated hampers containing food, drink, and gifts 42Growth top 35%Tech top 35%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 45% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 33% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 37 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $919K | 10 mo ago | — | Sarah Fairburn Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyBootstrap+34 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 45 | Tiba Tempeh Internet first brand of frozen ready meals 35Growth top 28%Tech top 50%Funding bottom 49%Global bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Techtop 50% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 18% Marketbottom 16% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 34 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $679K | 15 mo ago | 2 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 46 | HOLOS kombucha Brand of kombucha 45Growth top 35%Talent top 35%Tech top 37%Global bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talenttop 35% Techtop 37% Globalbottom 48% Fundingbottom 39% Marketbottom 23% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 4 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $628K | 22 mo ago | 11 | Naomi Partridge Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+33 | — | — | — |
| 47 | Ombar Brand of organic chocolates 32Growth top 35%Tech top 41%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 40% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 41% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 40% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 28% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 37 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $510K | 22 mo ago | 12 | Richard Turner Managing Director | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAmazon Web Services+28 | — | — | — |
| 48 | Hilltop Honey Brand of natural honey & maple syrup 69Growth top 35%Tech top 35%Fin. health top 36%Market top 43% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 35% Fin. healthtop 36% Markettop 43% Fundingbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Revenue +31% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 40 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $453K | 21 mo ago | 78 78 → 49 (-37%) · sector median +43% | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+26 | — | — | — |
| 49 | OHMG Water Manufacturer of flavored magnesium-infused water with added fruit extracts and botanicals 57Talent top 28%Tech top 44%Growth top 45%Funding bottom 39% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Techtop 44% Growthtop 45% Fundingbottom 39% Globalbottom 34% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 33 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $413K | 12 mo ago | — | Andrea Fiore Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVideoJS+30 | — | — | — |
| 50 | TrueStart Coffee Provider of specialty coffee, emphasizing health benefits and sustainable practices 29Tech top 33%Talent top 38%Funding top 47%Moat top 48% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 33% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 47% Moattop 48% Growthtop 50% Fin. healthbottom 40% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 21% Tech: 34 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $201K | 4 mo ago | 5 | Helena Hills Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+29 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Food & Beverage Products companies in United Kingdom
#1
Series A · London, England · founded 2022$11.5Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2022
Gymkhana Fine Foods offers a range of cooking sauces, marinades, and chutneys that bring the purest flavors of India into your kitchen. With award-winning food bottled up in feast bundles, Gymkhana Fine Foods delights Indian food fans with dishes fit for royalty. The company has recently raised $3 million to bring high-end Indian recipes to grocery stores.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 32%Tech
top 32%Growth
top 35%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 48%Funding: Raised $11.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Tech: 41 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Marketing Manager of Social and Influencer
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$8.5M
- Apr 2024Seed$3M
Founders & team
Investors
CAVU, CAVU Consumer Partners
Tech stack
AliaAlpine.JsAmazon PayAmerican ExpressApple PayBootstrap
#2
Seed · London, England · founded 2023$5.5Mraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2023
Organic butter brand that aims to disrupt the market with its chef-led approach. The company has secured £530k in investment ahead of its UK launch and is set to offer a range of flavored organic butters.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Funding
top 38%Talent
top 38%Tech
top 47%Global
bottom 48%Product
bottom 39%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $5.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Seed (Apr 2026)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: National Account Manager, National Account Executive
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Ria's) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Seed$4.9M
- Sep 2023Seed$648.5K
Founders & team
Investors
Equity Studio, Access Industries, Active Partners
Tech stack
Animate.CssApple PayBackbone.JsCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-Js
#3
Series C · London, England · founded 2019 · 59 employees$17Mraised▾
Series C · London, England · founded 2019 · 59 employees
Brand of milk products
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 20%Funding
top 32%Growth
top 35%News
top 36%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 47%Tech: 80 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Varnish
Funding: Raised $17.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series C (Nov 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 44k LinkedIn followers — 9.8% of this cohort's audience · 109 engagements/post (1.7× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series C$40M
- Aug 2022Angel$12M
- May 2021Angel$5M
Founders & team
Investors
Coefficient Capital, Channel 4 Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon AdvertisingAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmazon WebstoreAmerican ExpressAnimate.Css
#4
Seed · London, England · founded 2020 · 9 employees$3.9Mraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2020 · 9 employees
Provider of plant-based, plastic-free, and biodegradable chewing gum. It offer a range of flavors and prioritize sustainability in their products.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Tech
top 40%Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 46%News
bottom 42%Global
bottom 30%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 31 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Bugsnag, Microsoft Clarity
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Seed$3M
- Jul 2023Seed$3.9M
- 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
KLT
Tech stack
AdalyserAlpine.JsApple PayBabelBugsnagCart Functionality
#5
Seed · London, England · founded 2013 · 4 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2013 · 4 employees
Spoon Cereals is a breakfast cereals brand. Its products include muesli & granola. It sells products through independent retailers. It sells the majority of products in the UK.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 25%Growth
top 28%News
top 32%Tech
top 35%Talent
top 38%Product
top 43%Innovation: 8 product lines
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 5 tracked, 3 types) · Top themes: Hiring, Capital raise
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Seed$1M
- Jan 2014Seed$82K
Founders & team
Investors
Deborah Meaden, Peter Jones, Finance Yorkshire, Kale United
Tech stack
Apple PayBootstrapCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#6
Series A · London, England · founded 2019 · 29 employees$12.4Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2019 · 29 employees
Brand of cocktails
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Partners
top 28%News
top 32%Growth
top 35%Funding
top 36%Tech
top 42%Moat
top 48%Partners: 2 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 2 deals
News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 17 tracked, 3 types) · Top themes: Contracts, Announcements, Leadership
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2025Angel—
- Sep 2020Series A$8.9M
- Feb 2020Seed$3M
- Nov 2017Grant (prize money)$1.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Stonebridge, Europa, Eden Rock Capital Management
Tech stack
Apple PayAwinBootstrapBugherdCart FunctionalityCloudflare
#7
Seed · London, England · founded 2018 · 7 employees$4.1Mraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2018 · 7 employees
Internet first brand offering natural nutrition products
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 25%News
top 26%Innovation
top 39%Patents
top 39%Talent
top 40%Funding
top 43%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 15 tracked, 4 types) · 2 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo · Top themes: Leadership, Funding
Innovation: 8 patents (top 64% of patent-holders) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Seed$1.5M
- Nov 2022Seed$827.4K
- May 2022Grant (prize money)$442.5K
- Jul 2021Seed$484.8K
Founders & team
Investors
Mission Ventures, Ukri, Seedrs, GEC Scaling Factory, Kale United, ProVeg Incubator
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace
#8
Series A · Oxford, England · founded 2013$4.1Mraised▾
Series A · Oxford, England · founded 2013
Brand of high-fiber and nutritionally enhanced breads. The bread is designed to improve digestive health and support immune function. It products is made with good white flour for taste and texture, while maintaining superior digestive benefits compared to wholemeal bread. The manufacturing process incorporates knowledge of plant-based nutrients and their impact on health.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Funding
top 50%Tech
bottom 49%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 36%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $4.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Jul 2025)
Tech: 14 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Google Cloud, Google Cloud Cdn · Devops: Envoy
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series A$3.4M
- Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$563.1K
- Jan 2023Seed$179.9K
Founders & team
Investors
Ukri, Adjuvo
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGsapHstsHttp/3
#9
Series A · London, England · founded 2014 · 18 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2014 · 18 employees
Brand of baking dough. It offers a variety of delicious cookie dough products, including both cookie dough, ready to bake and gelato bites.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Tech
top 41%Funding
top 48%Talent
bottom 49%News
bottom 42%Global
bottom 37%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 36 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Http/3
Funding: Raised $3.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Aug 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 4 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Series A$5M
- May 2024Series A$4.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Triple B, Rich Products Ventures, The Angel Group, Bain & Company
Tech stack
AutoptimizeCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-Js
#10
Series C · London, England · founded 2016 · 10 employees$8.7Mraised▾
Series C · London, England · founded 2016 · 10 employees
LOVE CORN is a brand of corn snack. Its products include different flavors such as chilli, sea salt, smoked BBQ, and more. The company claims that its products are gluten-free, dairy free, vegan, and kosher. The company sells its products through the online retailer such as Amazon. The company sells the majority of products in the UK.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 25%Product
top 25%Tech
top 28%Growth
top 35%Funding
top 48%Talent
bottom 49%Innovation: 5 product lines
Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C
Tech: 43 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Sentry
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Series C$6.3M
- Jul 2024Series B$4M
- Apr 2022Series B$4.6M
- Aug 2020Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
Puma Growth Partners, Pitalia, Barrel Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple PayCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflare
#11
Seed · London, England · founded 2016$1.1Mraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2016
Brand of kombucha
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Tech
top 42%Funding
bottom 46%Market
bottom 28%Global
bottom 25%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 28 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Angel$2.7M
- Apr 2024Angel$1.1M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Apple PayAvada SeoCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#12
Seed · North Stifford, England · founded 2016 · 6 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Seed · North Stifford, England · founded 2016 · 6 employees
Hunter & gather foods is a multi-category food and beverages company. Their products include avocado oil mayonnaise and extra virgin avocado oil. The company claims that their products are free from sugar, gluten, preservatives and harmful oils. The company sells their products online through their website and Amazon as well as through retailers. The company sells their products worldwide.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 23%Growth
top 28%Funding
bottom 46%Product
bottom 39%Global
bottom 32%Market
bottom 25%Tech: 79 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $1.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Aug 2025)
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Seed$1.4M
Investors
SFC Capital, Innvotec, Mission Ventures, Female Ventures Fund
Tech stack
Amazon AdvertisingAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmazon WebstoreAmerican ExpressApple Icloud Mail
Funding & investor landscape
$1.5Btotal disclosed funding
272companies funded
483disclosed rounds
2rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Gulrez Arora
Co-Founder & CEO · Gymkhana
Toby Hoppy
Co-Founder & CEO · All Things Butter
Thomas Straker
Co-Founder · All Things Butter
Daniel Khoury
Co-Founder · TRIP
Tom Raviv
Founder · Milliways
Annie Morris
Co-Founder · Spoon Cereals
Jonathan Shimmin
Co-Founder & Director · Spoon Cereals
Spencer Matthews
Founder · CleanCo
Billy Paretti
Global Chief Executive Officer · CleanCo
Fabio Rinaldo
Co-Founder and COO at Better Nature Tempeh · Better Nature
Melissa Sharp
Co-Founder · Superloaf
Kathryn Bricken
Co-Founder & CEO · Doughlicious
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 334,682 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food & Beverage Products coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United Kingdom
How research on Alternative Proteins is moving in the United Kingdom
A read on the academic research around Alternative Proteins — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 115 United Kingdom-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
202120232025
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 26% → 28% across 2021–2025.
top research entities
- Queen's University Belfast10
- University of Cambridge7
- University of Nottingham6
- King's College London5
- University of Reading5
leading researchers
Jayne V. Woodside · Simon Bowles · Anthony Lynn · Jenny R. Paxman · Alexandra Sexton · Megan Flint · Hannah Ford · Joanne Gould
▲
Breakthroughs4 · 3%
▲ 0%→1% share
50 median citations50% since 2021mostly empirical
Food security research is newly emerging in UK alternative proteins, with Biopower and Anthropocene topics each gaining first-ever field presence.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Biopower1
- Anthropocene1
- Food security1
- Environmental ethics1
- Food systems1
Landmark Eating for the post‐Anthropocene: Alternative proteins and the biopolitics of edibility · 102 cites
◆
Advancements38 · 33%
▲ 0%→35% share
2 median citations87% since 2021mostly empirical
Food science dominates advancements, surging to 35% field-share with 13 rising and 12 brand-new papers from UK institutions.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Food science13
- Biotechnology4
- Sustainability4
- Postprandial3
- Quality (philosophy)3
Newly emergingFood science 0→12
Landmark Characterising the muscle anabolic potential of dairy, meat and plant-based protein sources in older adults · 198 cites
▼
Concerns47 · 41%
▲ 0%→41% share
5 median citations91% since 2021mostly empirical
Concern-segment field-share hit 41%, led by brand-new Sustainability (13 papers) and Marketing rising sharply from 1 to 5 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Marketing1→5
Newly emergingSustainability 0→13 · Biotechnology 0→11 · Agriculture 0→8
Landmark Framing the future of food: The contested promises of alternative proteins · 238 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United Kingdom
Where alternative proteins 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.
London15 · +0.34
Cambridge8 · -0.09
Edinburgh5 · -0.20
PATENT SIGNAL · United Kingdom
Who's filing alternative proteins patents in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom alternative proteins patent filing is accelerating — 12 filings from 7 assignees (2022–2025), led by Xampla, Ingredion UK, Ingredion Germany; annual filings 1→7.
12 filings7 assigneespeak 7/yr2022–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2022–2025)
top patent filers
- Xampla6
- Ingredion UK4
- Ingredion Germany4
- Better Nature2
- Amano Enzyme1
- Amano Enzyme Europe1
- Thermo Pressure TECH1
Common questions
How many Food & Beverage Products companies are there in United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 1075 indexable Food & Beverage Products companies headquartered in United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food & Beverage Products companies in United Kingdom?
The Food & Beverage Products companies in United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $1.5B in disclosed equity funding across 272 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food & Beverage Products company in United Kingdom?
2 Sisters Food Group is the highest-funded Food & Beverage Products company in United Kingdom, with $398M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food & Beverage Products companies in United Kingdom are funded?
272 of the 1075 Food & Beverage Products companies in United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food & Beverage Products unicorns are there in United Kingdom?
None of the Food & Beverage Products companies in United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United Kingdom Food & Beverage Products companies?
The most active investors in United Kingdom Food & Beverage Products companies on this list include HSBC, The FSE Group, Mission Ventures, SFC Capital, Kale United.
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