Radar · Food Processing in England
Best Food Processing Companies in England, United Kingdom
The 195 best Food Processing companies in England, 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
195companies tracked
$665.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
50have raised
Ranked: Best Food Processing companies in England
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | 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 | AgriProtein Insect based bioconversion of waste to animal feeds | $56M | 88 mo ago | 181 | Eric Zwisler Executive Director | — | — | — |
| 3 | Real Good Food Manufacturer of cake decor & other food ingredients | $50M | 44 mo ago | 318 | Hugh Cawley Ex-CEO | — | — | — |
| 4 | Hoxton Farms Developer of lab-grown fat substitute products 48Funding top 29%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Moat top 41% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 41% Patentstop 44% Innovationtop 50% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 44% Marketbottom 32% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $25.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $26M | 12 mo ago | 14 | Max Jamilly Co-Founder & CEO | Node.jsThree.jsReact+6 | 3 patents Provides bioreactor systems for large‑scale cell culture. | — |
| 5 | Pure Pet Food Provider of personalized, natural dog food delivered directly to customers 60Growth top 21%Tech top 34%Funding top 38%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 21% Techtop 34% Fundingtop 38% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Headcount 16 → 35 (+119%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 20 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Netlify rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $22M | 19 mo ago | 35 | Daniel Eha Co-Founder & COO | DatoCMSSentryTypeScript+17 | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 6 | Bakkavor Provider of frozen ready meals | $18M | 55 mo ago | 189,772 | Lydur Gudmundsson Founder | Q4MediaElement.jsMicrosoft ASP.NET+13 | 9 patents Formulation of bakery products and edible emulsions, plus food washing and homogenisation technologies. | — |
| 7 | Wildfarmed Company that produces regenerative flour and bread, leveraging sustainable farming practices to create a… 60Talent top 28%Growth top 45%Tech top 46%Funding bottom 48% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 45% Techtop 46% Fundingbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $16M | 30 mo ago | — | Edd Lees Co-Founder | ShopifyGoogle MapsVimeo+23 | — | 1 partnership |
| 8 | Tangerine Manufacturer of confectioneries | $14M | 245 mo ago | 37 | — | NginxGoogle Font API | 4 patents Vehicle seating architecture and occupant support mechanisms for passenger comfort | — |
| 9 | Hattingley Valley Manufacturer & brand of wines | $10M | 76 mo ago | 43 43 → 24 (-44%) | Simon Robinson Owner | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+41 | — | 1 job opening |
| 10 | Deep Branch Developer of sustainable protein from gas fermentation. | $10M | 44 mo ago | 14 | — | — | 14 patents Hydrogen‑oxidizing microbial biomass production for renewable biofuels and bioproducts | — |
| 11 | St Pierre Groupe Manufacturer of branded bakery products | $9M | 87 mo ago | 102 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — | — |
| 12 | Clean Food Group Produces and supplies food ingredients 42News top 13%Growth top 20%Funding top 37%Product top 46% All 9 signals ▾Newstop 13% Growthtop 20% Fundingtop 37% Producttop 46% Techtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Innovationbottom 37% Marketbottom 18% News: 18 BI events in 12 mo (of 34 tracked, 5 types) · 12 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · 4 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $8M | 2 mo ago | 9 | Ed Mcdermott Co-founder and Chairman | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+14 | — | — |
| 13 | DryGro Developer of animal feed growing systems | $5M | 73 mo ago | 7 | Tim Kruger Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 14 | China Food Company Manufacturer of sauces & dips | $4M | 191 mo ago | 855 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Zya Provider of nutrition food processing services | $2M | 48 mo ago | — | Josh Sauer Co-Founder | Node.jsReactGSAP+9 | — | 1 job opening |
| 16 | Proteus Industries Innovatie meat products | $2M | 146 mo ago | 30 | Stephen D. Kelleher Founder | — | — | — |
| 17 | Abbeydale Food Group Provider of scrummy and convenient food solutions for retail, foodservice, and manufacturing customers | $2M | 133 mo ago | 80 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Woof&Brew Manufacturer of pharmaceutical products and provider of end-to-end production solutions | $2M | 83 mo ago | 6 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+31 | — | — |
| 19 | Tuggs Provider of pet food processing services | $1M | 25 mo ago | 6 | — | RubyTrixVimeo+22 | — | 1 job opening |
| 20 | Nantwich Cheese Cheese processing company | $1M | 21 mo ago | 21 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Livia’s Manufacturer & brand of chocolates | $1M | 70 mo ago | 57 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+20 | — | — |
| 22 | Stryyk Processor & brand of multi-category spirits | $1M | 84 mo ago | 7 | Alex Carlton Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 23 | Fresh Pastures Milk processing company | $1M | 189 mo ago | — | Graham Morely Owner | — | — | — |
| 24 | KPAD Fruits & vegetables processing company | $1M | 57 mo ago | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Peter Spanton Drinks Alcoholic drinks processing company | $908K | 87 mo ago | 6 | Darryl Burton Managing Director | — | — | — |
| 26 | Troy Foods Salad processing company | $667K | 66 mo ago | 104 | John Kempley Founder | WordPressPleskMySQL+19 | — | — |
| 27 | Sun Bear Biofuture Provider of palm oil processing services | $602K | 40 mo ago | 9 | Ben Wilding Chief Executive Officer | — | — | — |
| 28 | Winchester Distillery Flour processing company | $581K | 84 mo ago | 1 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyGoogle Maps+20 | — | — |
| 29 | J S Bailey Manufacturer and supplier of cheese | $524K | 88 mo ago | 86 | John Bailey Founder | Master SliderWordPressMySQL+19 | 7 patents Metal brackets and connectors for modular building frames with integrated plumbing systems | — |
| 30 | TasteTech Chocolate processing company | $365K | 40 mo ago | 53 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
| 31 | Cotswold RAW Manufacturer of nutritionally complete raw dog food | $218K | 112 mo ago | 20 20 → 11 (-45%) | — | Cart FunctionalityPHPVimeo+17 | — | — |
| 32 | Global Brands Provider of alcoholic drinks processing services | $131K | 21 mo ago | 306 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+23 | 9 patents Formulations for hookah water‑pipe capsules/pastes and cryotherapy medical device technology. | 1 job opening · 3 awards |
| 33 | Koolmill Provider of advanced rice milling equipment and retrofitting services | $107K | 112 mo ago | 6 | Alec Anderson Founder | — | — | — |
| 34 | The Little Pasta Company Provider of handmade pasta | $103K | 58 mo ago | — | Anouska Webber-Quick Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 35 | Aston Manor manufacturer of apple cider vinegar | $80K | 312 mo ago | 300 | — | PHPGoogle MapsUIKit+9 | — | — |
| 36 | Billy + Margot Manufacturer of pet food | $60K | — | 23 | Marie Jones Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+24 | — | — |
| 37 | Ichiban Sushi processing company | $27K | 73 mo ago | 336 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+11 | — | — |
Top 12 Food Processing companies in England
#1
Series A · London, England · founded 2022 · 9 employees$8.5Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2022 · 9 employees
Produces and supplies food ingredients
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 13%Growth
top 20%Funding
top 37%Product
top 46%Tech
top 47%Talent
bottom 49%News: 18 BI events in 12 mo (of 34 tracked, 5 types) · 12 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo · Top themes: Funding, Acquisition, Regulatory
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · 4 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $8.5M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 4 yrs (1.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Grant (prize money)$941.2K
- Apr 2026Series A$6.1M
- Mar 2024Seed$2.7M
- Dec 2023Grant (prize money)$1.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Ukri, Agronomics, Clean Growth Fund, SEED Innovations, Döhler, Alianza Team
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiHsts
#2
Series A · London, England · founded 2020 · 14 employees$25.7Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2020 · 14 employees
Developer of lab-grown fat substitute products. The platform design and development using a tissue culture system by combining biology and mathematical modeling. The platform grows animal fat in bioreactors to produce cruelty-free and sustainable ingredients.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 29%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 41%Patents
top 44%Innovation
top 50%Funding: Raised $25.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series A (Jun 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Series A—
- 2023Series A—
- Oct 2022Series A$22M
- Feb 2021Seed$3.7M
Founders & team
Investors
Climate Capital, Founders Fund, Presight Capital, CPT Capital, SFV, Collab Fund
Tech stack
Google WorkspaceGsapHstsNext.JsNode.JsReact
#3
Series A · Cleckheaton, England · founded 2012 · 35 employees$22.2Mraised▾
Series A · Cleckheaton, England · founded 2012 · 35 employees
Provider of personalized, natural dog food delivered directly to customers. The company offers recipes tailored to individual dog needs and preferences. The food requires rehydration with water before serving. Recipes are formulated by nutritionists and endorsed by industry experts. The company delivers complete and balanced meals made with meat, fruits, and vegetables.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 21%Tech
top 34%Funding
top 38%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 43%Global
bottom 32%Growth: Headcount 16 → 35 (+119%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 20 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Netlify · Observability: Sentry
Funding: Raised $22.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series A (Oct 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 2.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. David Hart) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Series A$19.5M
- Apr 2021Series A—
- Apr 2019Seed$2.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Felix Capital, Mercia, Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, NVM, Pets at Home
Tech stack
ApolloAwinBootstrapDatocmsGoogle Tag ManagerGraphql
#4
Acquired · Birmingham, England · founded 1993 · 9478 employees$398Mraised▾
Acquired · Birmingham, England · founded 1993 · 9478 employees
Meat processing company
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Fin. health
top 6%Market
top 28%Funding
top 34%Product
top 42%Tech
top 43%Talent
top 48%Fin. health: Revenue ~$1.5B · Revenue 3.9x total funding
Market: 9,478 employees (top 1% of Food & Beverage Products) · Revenue ~$1.5B · Top-5,000,000 web property
Funding: Raised $398M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 15 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Nov 2020)
Audience (LinkedIn): 86k LinkedIn followers — 22.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Nov 2020Conventional Debt$741.5M
- Jun 2018Grant (prize money)—
- Apr 2011Series D$398M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesAosAzureBootstrapBootstrap Icons
#5
Acquired · Liverpool, England · founded 2003 · 318 employees$49.8Mraised▾
Acquired · Liverpool, England · founded 2003 · 318 employees
Manufacturer of cake decor & other food ingredients
Funding rounds
- Sep 2022Post IPO$2.7M
- Jul 2020Conventional Debt$2.6M
- Aug 2019Conventional Debt$10.8M
- May 2018Conventional Debt$11.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Omnicane, Napier Brown, Bank Leumi, Leumi ABL, Downing
#6
Series A · London, England · founded 2018$16Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2018
Company that produces regenerative flour and bread, leveraging sustainable farming practices to create a healthier, more environmentally friendly product with a unique taste and nutritional profile
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Growth
top 45%Tech
top 46%Funding
bottom 48%Global
bottom 36%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 32 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Audience (LinkedIn): 26k LinkedIn followers — 6.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. The National Trust) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2023Series A$13.3M
- Dec 2022Seed$158.7K
- Apr 2021Seed$2.5M
- Feb 2020Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Bray Capital
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCore-JsFacebook PixelFlickity
#7
Acquired · Whitchurch, England · founded 2009 · 21 employees$1.3Mraised▾
Acquired · Whitchurch, England · founded 2009 · 21 employees
Cheese processing company
Funding rounds
- Aug 2024Conventional Debt$1.3M
Investors
Frontier Development Capital
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityShopifyBootstrapAmazon Web ServicesShop PayVisa
#8
Deadpooled · Guildford, England · founded 2008 · 181 employees$55.9Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Guildford, England · founded 2008 · 181 employees
AgriProtein engages in bioconversion of biological waste to protein-rich feedstock for livestock animal feed industry by feeding it to fly larvae. The bioconversion process utilizes waste food as raw material and generates feed components such as an insect-based protein meal called MagMeal, an extracted fat called MagOil and a soil conditioner called MagSoil.
Funding rounds
- Jan 2019Series C$4.7M
- Jun 2018Conventional Debt—
- Jun 2018Series C$22.6M
- Nov 2016Series B$17.5M
Founders & team
Investors
THRIVE, Innovation Fund, Twynam, InvestX, Open Field Capital, Investec
#9
Series A · Nottingham, England · founded 2018 · 14 employees$9.6Mraised▾
Series A · Nottingham, England · founded 2018 · 14 employees
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Funding rounds
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$48.7K
- Feb 2021Series A$9.5M
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$4.7M
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$2.4M
Investors
Novo Holdings, TotalEnergies Carbon Neutrality Ventures, DSM, Barclays, EIC Fund, BioCity
#10
Seed · London, England · founded 2022 · 6 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2022 · 6 employees
Provider of pet food processing services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 971 LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Partnerships Manager
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2024Seed$1.5M
Investors
Simon Hulme
Tech stack
AhoyAhrefsBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudinary
#11
Acquired · London, England · founded 1986 · 189772 employees$17.7Mraised▾
Acquired · London, England · founded 1986 · 189772 employees
Provider of frozen ready meals
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 78k LinkedIn followers — 20.4% of this cohort's audience · 199 engagements/post (4.5× cohort median)
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2021Post IPO$17.7M
Founders & team
Investors
HSBC
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapCloudflareCore-JsDocusignFont Awesome
#12
Funding Raised · Chesterfield, England · founded 1997 · 306 employees$130.8Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Chesterfield, England · founded 1997 · 306 employees
Provider of alcoholic drinks processing services. It manages and distributes a wide portfolio of well-known ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages, spirits, soft drinks, and beers. It is known for its innovation and sustainability efforts in the drinks industry. The company also invests in its employees with training and development programs.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 21k LinkedIn followers — 5.4% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Business Development Manager
Activity: 3 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$130.8K
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple Icloud MailCore-JsElementorGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
Funding & investor landscape
$665.1Mtotal disclosed funding
39companies funded
77disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Gov4 rounds
Notable founders
Ed Mcdermott
Co-founder and Chairman · Clean Food Group
Max Jamilly
Co-Founder & CEO · Hoxton Farms
Ed Steele
Co-Founder · Hoxton Farms
Daniel Eha
Co-Founder & COO · Pure Pet Food
Baljinder Boparan
· 2 Sisters Food Group
Ranjit Boparan
· 2 Sisters Food Group
Hugh Cawley
Ex-CEO · Real Good Food
Edd Lees
Co-Founder · Wildfarmed
George Lamb
Co-Founder · Wildfarmed
Eric Zwisler
Executive Director · AgriProtein
Lydur Gudmundsson
Founder · Bakkavor
Simon Robinson
Owner · Hattingley Valley
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,325,648 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food Processing coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Food Processing companies are there in England, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 195 indexable Food Processing companies headquartered in England, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food Processing companies in England, United Kingdom?
The Food Processing companies in England, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $665.1M in disclosed equity funding across 39 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food Processing company in England, United Kingdom?
2 Sisters Food Group is the highest-funded Food Processing company in England, United Kingdom, with $398M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food Processing companies in England, United Kingdom are funded?
39 of the 195 Food Processing companies in England, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food Processing unicorns are there in England, United Kingdom?
None of the Food Processing companies in England, United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in England, United Kingdom Food Processing companies?
The most active investors in England, United Kingdom Food Processing companies on this list include Europa, Lloyds Bank, Gov, HSBC, Leumi ABL.
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.