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About our brands
Branston
Believe it or not, there was a time when people thought you couldn’t improve on the classic cheese sandwich. That all changed in 1922 when the first batch of Branston Pickle hit the shelves.
Made by Crosse & Blackwell in the village of Branston, Staffordshire, the iconic pickle has been a kitchen table staple ever since. From celebrity chefs to aspiring bakers and the humble sandwich-maker, Branston can help just about anyone be masterful with the food they make.
The Branston reins were handed to vinegar specialists Mizkan Euro in 2013. A privately-owned family company founded over 210 years ago; Branston was in safe hands. The tangy British favourite didn’t leave our shores however, and is still mixed and bottled in Suffolk’s Bury St Edmunds. Made using the same secret recipe, with the traditional methods that made it so famous, Branston remains a firm family favourite.
Branston's product range now includes a family favourite - baked beans in tomato sauce, as well as Chutney, Rich & Fruity Sauce, and Piccalilli - all made by the amazing Branston master picklers!
Revo Foods
Do you like fish? We also do. In fact, we love fish so much that we want to allow them to swim freely in our oceans. Revo Foods offers seafood made 100% out of plants, aiming at changing the way we consume fish products. Our mission is to offer the best plant-based seafood alternatives to those who want to keep our oceans healthy and full of fish.
Our goals are simple:
- Offer the best possible seafood alternatives in the world.
- Be fully plant-based (no fish needed).
- Help reduce overfishing and offer healthy and delicious seafood products to consumers (free of heavy metals and antibiotics).
The Seafood Revolution takes over!
The first Revo product, Revo Salmon, was released in November 2021. However, our products are already available in more than 20 countries. Now, Revo Foods has produced and distributed many more products, including a tuna and a salmon spread.
Chupa Chups
The Great Idea! It all started in 1958 when Enric Bernat invented a way to attach a fork to some sweets. Chupa Chups inventor Enric Bernat thought, do you know what the world needs? The world needs a product that "would be like eating a sweet with a fork". And with that, he brought us the first ever lollipop.
Today, 5 billion Chupa Chups are consumed in 150 countries each year. The Chupa Chups range now includes sparkling drinks in delicious fruity flavours.
Iceland Seafood International
Iceland Seafood UK is part of Iceland Seafood International PLC - 11 businesses across 8 countries (UK, Ireland, Spain, Iceland, Germany, France, and Argentina).
• ISUK became an entity on 1st Jan 2021 through the merger of two UK based businesses. Iceland Seafood Barraclough in Bradford (chilled and frozen natural fish for retail) and Havelok in Grimsby (frozen coated fish for Foodservice).
• £6m was invested into a new 4.5 acre site in Grimsby, which has 100 square feet of production across 4 production halls.
• The site produces coated fish, natural fish and shellfish for retail and foodservice with 200
Employees.
Clonakilty
Based in Clonakilty, West Cork, Ireland, Clonakilty produces traditional Irish black and white pudding, and sausages.
Maintaining authenticity:
- Wholesome ingredients – All supplied by local Irish farmers
- Produced using traditional methods combining beef/pork, oatmeal, onions, beef blood and a secret blend of spices
- Special blend of ingredients that gives Clonakilty its unique taste, crumbly texture and distinctive flavour
Colette Twomey, MD and sole keeper of the secret spice mix, personally blends spices each week in a concealed room
- The Clonakilty Sausages use 100% Irish Pork which has evolved into various formats to satisfy all customers’ tastes
- Our Rashers are produced with 100% premium Irish Pork and cured slowly for great taste & flavour
History of Clonakilty:
- 1880’s: Butcher Philip Harrington first produces Clonakilty Black pudding in his butcher shop in the seaside town of Clonakilty, West Cork, Ireland
- 1976: 3 generations of butchers later, the Twomey family take over the butcher shop and with it the original secret recipe
- 1990’s: Clonakilty add White pudding, Bacon & Sausages added to offering
- 2017: Clonakilty Food Co. move to state-of-the-art factory in Clonakilty town
- Present day: Brand continues to grow globally to become a €25m business
Napolina
The true taste of Italy! It was Naples businessman, Marino Iandiorio who established the Napolina brand when he bought his first tomatoes. He was so inspired by the quality of his produce that he formed Napolina – which literally translated means ‘Little Naples’.
The Napolina brand was established in Italy and launched in the UK in 1965, more than 50 years on we have become the UK’s Number One Italian cooking brand*. We are rightly proud of our Italian roots – and are dedicated to bringing our passion for Italian style food to life on your table.
50 years later, our range is now one of the most comprehensive on shelves with over 140 products, including pasta, sauces, olive oil, tomato puree and passata, and beans and pulses. We apply the same quality and attention to detail to every product, giving you an extensive collection of delicious ingredients.
Poppets
Poppets: perfectly poppable little balls of chocolatey fun filled with delicious flavours. Sweets that taste good on the inside and out! Covered in a creamy milk or dark chocolate shell, Poppets are available in personal packs or sharing bags, so the whole family can join in the fun!
Princes
Princes is a wholly - owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation since 1989 and we employ over 77,000 people worldwide.
OFFICES: We have offices in Liverpool (UK), Foggia (Italy), Warsaw (Poland), Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Mauritius.
FOOD: We have two food sites in the UK, a tomato processing site in Italy and two tuna processing sites in Mauritius.
SOFT DRINKS: We’re a leading supplier of soft drinks, with three production sites in the UK.
Our history.
- 1880 Founded in Liverpool by William Muirhead Simpson and Frank Roberts
- 1915 World’s largest exporter of lobsters
- 1946 Opened first factory for canned foods
- 1960 Opened in the Netherlands
- 1989 Acquired by Mitsubishi Corporation
- 1991 Princes enters the soft drinks category through acquisition of Bradford site
- 1999 Princes acquire Mauritian tuna operation
- 2001 Acquire Napolina and Shippam’s
- 2005 Aquire cooking oil brands, forms Edible Oils Limited (a joint venture with Archer Daniels Midland)
- 2010 Open Polska office, expand edible oils to Europe
- 2011 Princes expands canning operations with acquisition of brands including Crosse & Blackwell and major production sites at Long Sutton and Wisbech
- 2012 Princes Industrie Alimentari S.r.L. (PIA) created. Processing factory in Foggia, Italy acquired
- 2015 Princes Tuna Mauritius (PTM) enlarged tuna processing operation in the Indian Ocean region
- 2017 New Business Strategy; Customer and Consumer Focus, Operational Excellence, People Excellence
- 2018 Major investments at Long Sutton and Cardiff announced
- 2019 New Vision: Proudly helping families to eat well, without costing the earth. Major investment in renewal of the Princes brand
- 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. Partnership with KICR and invested in state-of-the-art Innovation Centre
- 2021 Princes are proud to win the Grocer Gold Award for Employer of the Year
- 2022 Princes diversifies into frozen food with launch of street food range
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