Food and Agriculture Landscape of London
2,003 Food and Agriculture companies in London, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Food and Agriculture in London
Shows the top Food and Agriculture firms in London by size, funding, hiring activity and media coverage, noting 2,003 companies tracked, 86 currently hiring and 268 with recent funding rounds.
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Diageo13last posted Aug 2026
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F1 Arcade11last posted Jun 2026
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Tate & Lyle8last posted May 2026
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Liberty Wines5last posted Jun 2026
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Lucky Saint3last posted Jun 2026
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Alivini3last posted Feb 2026
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Electric Shuffle3last posted Feb 2026
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Stolt-Nielsen3last posted Jul 2026
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CNH Industrial$5.1BPost IPO · Dec 2023
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Whole Foods Market$1.4BConventional Debt · Dec 2015
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Caffe Nero$1.2BConventional Debt · Jan 2022
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Ferovinum$572.7MConventional Debt · Jul 2025
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Pret$501.2MGrant (prize money) · Jan 2018
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Emmerson$239.9MPost IPO · Dec 2024
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Pure$165MConventional Debt · Dec 2018
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ED&F Man$9.5Bsnapshot Sep 2022
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Fuller Smith & Turner$515.5MFY2025 filing
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Anglo-Eastern Plantations$465.2MFY2024 filing
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Fortnum & Mason$251.6Msnapshot Mar 2023
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Berkmann$151.9MFY2025 filing
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Associated British Foods132,273tracked employees
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Unilever128,000tracked employees
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YOUNG’S5,654tracked employees
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Pladis1.8%46 tracked events
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Gordon Ramsay1,068articles in the window
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PizzaExpress484articles in the window
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How the Food and Agriculture ecosystem in London grew, 2016–2025
Lists the number of companies founded each year from 2016 to 2025, with the highest count of 119 in 2018 and only one new company recorded in 2025.
The Food and Agriculture market map of London: what these companies actually do
Breaks down the product sub‑categories and revenue models of London Food and Agriculture firms, highlighting the largest groups such as internet‑first brands (139) and the most common model, e‑commerce product sales (1,303).
- Internet First Brands139 companies · $192.6M raised · 6 hiring
- Consumer Digital67 companies · $97M raised · 1 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce58 companies · $69.4M raised · 2 hiring
- B2C Grocery Delivery53 companies · $65.3M raised · 2 hiring
- Uber for Grocery Delivery53 companies · $65.3M raised · 2 hiring
- Plant Based Foods40 companies · $70.5M raised
- Nutritional Formula31 companies · $7.6M raised
- Enterprise Tech30 companies · $12.3M raised · 2 hiring
- Internet First Snack Brands17 companies · $16.5M raised
- Enterprise Software13 companies · $6.5M raised · 1 hiring
- Subscription Commerce11 companies · $16.1M raised · 2 hiring
- Grocery Subscription11 companies · $16.1M raised · 2 hiring
Monetization
How Food and Agriculture companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Food and Agriculture in London
Counts corporate events over the past two years, totaling 1,439 entries, including key‑person announcements (311) and earnings releases (273).
- M&AUnilever’s acquisition of greens gummy supplement Grüns in a $1.2 billion deal (announced April 4)2026-04-24
- M&AYoung’s to acquire Cubitt House2026-04-23
- FundingThat includes a $70 million equity round this past January.2026-04-21
- FundingClean Food Group, a UK-based biotechnology company focused on sustainable oils and fats, announced it has raised £4.5 million in new funding to accelerate the scale-up of its fermentation manufacturing capabilities.2026-04-19
- FundingMeanwhile Times has reported that the strategic stake has been bought by an unit of Abu Dhabi royal Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s investment conglomerate for £1.4 billion ($1.8 billion).2026-04-13
- M&ALaing co-founded confectionary brand Candy Kittens in 2012 and recently snapped up snacking brand Graze from Unilever.2026-04-10
- M&AWine Box Company, a trading division of Premier Paper Group Limited, has acquired the wholesale packaging business Transpack Limited.2026-04-07
- FundingAdonis raised $40 million in venture funding from General Catalyst, Bling Capital, and Quadrille Capital.2026-04-01
- EarningsGuinness Ghana Breweries PLC has recorded a year-to-date profit of GH₵185 million for the nine months ended March 31, 20262026-05-03
- EarningsCNH Industrial is anticipated to post its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, April 30th. Analysts expect CNH Industrial to post earnings of $0.0018 per share and revenue of $3.7147 billion for the quarter.2026-04-23
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Food and Agriculture company in London was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-07-25 | ||
| $1.5B | Completed | 2026-07-01 | ||
| undisclosed | — | 2026-04-22 | ||
| $44.8B | Announced | 2026-04-15 | ||
| Grüns | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-14 | |
| $65B | Announced | 2026-04-10 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Details specific event types like IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches and contract wins for the sector’s companies.
White PearlSPAC · New York Stock Exchange · WPAC U · 5 reportsFeb 2026
Beavertown BreweryWill Rice · Appointment → Managing DirectorMay 2026
OttolenghiNeil John Campbell · Appointment → Head Chef at Ottolenghi EdinburghApr 2026
Desi DaruGregorio Soriente · Appointment → Brand ManagerApr 2026
RAPMr Brian Seeley · Appointment → PresidentApr 2026
Clean Food GroupCleanOil (Fermentation‑derived yeast fat)Apr 2026
THISWhole‑Muscle Steak Fillet (Plant‑based meat product)Apr 2026
Coco di MamaItalian sourdough sandwich range (Food)Sep 2025
Black Sheep Coffeewon Yoloways LtdFeb 2026
The Real Greek~151 roles reported · cost reductionMay 2026
Franco Manca~225 roles reported · cost reductionMay 2026
Leon Restaurants~244 roles reported · cost reductionFeb 2026
- Bia Tosha v diageo, east african breweries, asahi group holdingsAttempt to restrain a cross‑border share sale over distribution and goodwill dispute · DismissedApr 2026
- Bia Tosha Distributors v diageoDiageo\'s sale of EABL stake to Asahi Group · DismissedApr 2026
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +2.1%, half slower.
Who is building Food and Agriculture in London
Profiles 718 founders and CEOs across 552 firms, showing their education (e.g., 20 from Oxford) and prior employers (e.g., 5 from Goldman Sachs).
Ex-FreshMinds. University of Oxford BA 2001
Country Food & dining, Managing Director Eclipse Business & Management Services, ex-CEO Convivial London Pubs, Bass. Bournemouth University 1988
Ex-The School Food Plan, Guardian News & Media, Rockfish, Sustainable Restaurant Association, The Kitchen Cabinet, Gayhurst Community School…
Ex-Founder Dukes Brew and Que, Caprice Holdings, DefuseMe. University of Wales
Co-Founder-Mangusta Capital
Co-Founder & CEO The Institute Of Competitive Socialising, ex-Founder VCCP Partnership, Rough Hill, British Army. The University of Manchester BA 2004
Ex-Pizza Hut Restaurants UK, Pizza Hut UK, Yum! Restaurants International, Graphite Capital. University of Oxford MA 1995, INSEAD MBA 2001
Co-Founder JamJar Investments Ex-Virgin Cola, McKinsey & Company. St Johns College, Cambridge 1994
Co-Founder-Keith · Founder-A Bit Weird, Co-Founder-THIS · Ex-Co-Founder-Social Climbing · Nottingham University Business School 2009
- flagged as repeat founders6
- no repeat-founder flag535
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Who funds Food and Agriculture in London
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Europa | 20 | — | Sep 2021 |
| HSBC | 10 | 1 | Mar 2024 |
| Gov | 8 | — | Dec 2020 |
| Seedcamp | 6 | 4 | Nov 2022 |
| MassChallenge | 5 | 2 | May 2019 |
| Veg Capital | 5 | 2 | Dec 2022 |
| Seedrs | 5 | — | Nov 2022 |
| Santander | 5 | — | Oct 2024 |
| Beringea | 4 | 4 | Oct 2025 |
| Edition Capital | 4 | 2 | Feb 2021 |
The typical round is $973k — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Food and Agriculture funding rounds in London
Lists the ten largest disclosed funding rounds, the biggest being F1 Arcade’s $130 million Series D round.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series D | $130M | Jul 2024 | Cheyne Capital, Liberty Media, Permira +1 more | |
| Series C | $74M | Jan 2014 | IW Capital | |
| Series B | $61.5M | May 2013 | Vaekstfonden | |
| Series B | $52.8M | Jun 2018 | Heineken | |
| Series A | $52M | Jul 2023 | Cain International | |
| Series B | $45.8M | Dec 2013 | — | |
| Series C | $40M | Nov 2025 | Joe Jonas, Paul Wesley, Ashley Graham +1 more | |
| Series C | $39.8M | Apr 2009 | The Coca-Cola | |
| Series C | $37.7M | Jun 2023 | Liberty Media, Formula 1, Imbiba +1 more | |
| Series C | $33.5M | Oct 2022 | — |
86 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Series A$8.5MApr 2026
Seed$4.9MApr 2026
Series C$14.7MMar 2026
SeedundisclosedMar 2026
Seed$1MFeb 2026
What the news says about Food and Agriculture in London
Counts 38,571 news articles about the sector in the past year and identifies the most frequently covered topics such as international political relations and executive leadership changes.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Food and Agriculture news in United Kingdom. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- International political relations20,752▲+87%
- Security and defense policies11,455▲+84%
- International relations and diplomacy9,534▲+75%
- Executive leadership changes and appointments8,382▲+12%
- Nationalism and sovereignty debates8,263▲+101%
- Trade policies and agreements7,613▲+129%
- Strategic partnerships and collaborations7,531▲+36%
- New product launches and innovations7,434▲+27%
- Political biographies and memoirs6,779→+3%
- Government international agreements coordination6,764▲+36%
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115 Food and Agriculture companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Food and Agriculture coverage in United Kingdom as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in United Kingdom Food and Agriculture coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Food and Agriculture jobs in London: who is hiring and what they ask for
Shows 20 job postings from 11 employers in the last year, with the most requested technical skills including TypeScript, Node.js and AWS.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Food and Agriculture employers in London put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- typescript20▲
- node.js13▲
- terraform11▲
- aws11▲
- react.js9▼
- postgres6→
- postgresql5▲
- swiftui5▲
- molecular biology5▼
- lambdas5▲
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What the research says
The Food and Agriculture research read is national: 8,585 United Kingdom-affiliated papers, clustered into themes such as Extension and Machinery Adoption Gaps, Climate Impacts on Food Security, Effectiveness of Climate‑Smart Strategies, Subsidy and Adoption Trade‑offs. It is measured at country level, so it is the same signal for every city in United Kingdom — the full read, with the theme clusters, growth and blind spots, lives on the national page.
Read the full Food and Agriculture research analysis for United Kingdom →
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