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Top 25 Food distribution companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Food distribution companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 419 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 419 food distribution companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 41,163 professional contacts across them, including 3,669 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers food distribution companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest food distribution companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 419 food distribution companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to food distribution companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Morrisons	Indirect evidence	Bradford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	23,405 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our team of friendly faces works as one to provide shopping trips and a career experience you won’t find anywhere else.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Premier Foods	Partial evidence	St Albans, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,447 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As one of the UK's largest food producers, we’re passionate about food and believe each and every day we have the opportunity to enrich life for everyone.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Gist Limited	Indirect evidence	Chineham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,947 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Gist is part of M&S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	JJ Food Service Limited	Indirect evidence	Enfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	885 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to enjoy chef quality ingredients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Hilton Foods	Partial evidence	United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	634 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Hilton Foods, we’re passionate about bringing great food to people’s tables every single day.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Fresh Direct UK	Partial evidence	Bicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	384 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Although we’ll always be a local fruit and vegetable supplier at heart, over the last 50 years we’ve grown into one of the UK’s biggest fresh food suppliers, delivering tonnes of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Bunzl PLC	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	364 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We provide a one-stop-shop, on-time and in-full specialist distribution service accross more than 30 countries, supplying a broad range of internationally sourced non-food…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Adelie Foods Limited	Indirect evidence	Southall, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	250 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We're unique.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Surya Foods	Partial evidence	Harwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	229 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Surya Foods boasts an extensive range of over 1,300 SKUs, offering customers a one-stop-shop for all their international food needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Creed Foodservice LTD	Indirect evidence	Cheltenham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	210 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Creed Foodservice is one of the UK’s leading foodservice wholesalers, delivering high-quality, multi-temperature products and tailored supply solutions to businesses across the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Fullers Foods International	Partial evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	210 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We deliver seamless, end to end food supply and reliable routes to market, using our unrivalled networks to drive growth in everyday food goods.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Samworth Brothers Supply Chain	Partial evidence	Leicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	166 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As a highly professional and service driven business, we have a reputation with retailers for providing the highest levels of on-time delivery performance within the chilled food…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Freshways	Indirect evidence	Camberley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	131 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “It’s all in the delivery!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Vestey Foods UK LTD	Strong evidence	Surrey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	130 contacts →
	Strong evidence “At Vestey Foods UK Limited we specialise in the sourcing, development, import, and distribution of food products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Oliver KAY	Indirect evidence	Euroway Industrial Estate, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	122 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Supplying fresh fruit and vegetables to chefs throughout England, Scotland and Wales each day.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Sykes Seafood	Indirect evidence	Warrington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	117 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In 1862 our business was founded by Joseph Sykes, trading fresh and frozen seafood from Old Smithfield Market in the heart of Manchester; Sykes Seafood has come a long way since…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Wellocks	Indirect evidence	Nelson, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	112 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We search the globe to find exceptional producers and farms that take pride in their produce, from the everyday basics to the most exotic elements of your dish.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	CML	Partial evidence	Telford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	103 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CML stores and delivers a wide variety of food products across the ambient and chilled temperature ranges, while it also offers a series of added value solutions to their clients” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Harlech Foodservice LTD	Indirect evidence	Criccieth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	95 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Here at Harlech, we’re passionate about all things Foodservice and dedicated to delivering the highest quality of service to all of our customers since 1972.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Turner Price	Partial evidence	Kingston Upon Hull, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	84 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Turner Price is an established and trusted family owned business continuously achieving progressive growth within the delivered food whole sales sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	JW Filshill	Indirect evidence	Renfrew, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	83 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “JW Filshill is a fifth-generation, family-run wholesale business and one of Scotland’s most trusted distributors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Eden Farm Hulleys	Partial evidence	Peterlee, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	82 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Eden Farm Hulleys is a national wholesaler and distributer specialising in frozen food, ice cream and chilled wholesale.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Ramsden International	Indirect evidence	Grimsby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	77 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Based in North East Lincolnshire, our multi-cultural team deals with businesses in over 133 countries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Holdsworth Foods	Indirect evidence	Tideswell, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	77 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The chefs' choice since 1969.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Bako Group	Partial evidence	Preston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	70 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BAKO Ltd offers the food industry an outstanding combination of exceptional customer service and competitive pricing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: food distribution companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names food distribution companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of food distribution companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name food distribution companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Food distribution companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

8.9%Verified-email coverage

98.2Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

17.2%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

133

11-50

135

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 419 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among food distribution companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “food distribution companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names food distribution companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among food distribution companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 3,669 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Food distribution companies by metro

Food distribution companies in London72

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names food distribution companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many food distribution companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 419 food distribution companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Morrisons, headquartered in United Kingdom, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most food distribution companies?

London leads with 72 headquartered companies, followed by Birmingham (9) and Manchester (9).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 3,669 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 419 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.