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Top 25 International food importers based in the United Kingdom

Name: International food importers based in the United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 200 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 200 international food importers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 3,001 professional contacts across them, including 892 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers international food importers 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 17, 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 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest international food importers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 200 international food importers based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to international food importers: 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	Hilton Foods	Partial evidence	United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
2	Surya Foods	Strong evidence	Harwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	229 contacts →
	Strong 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 17, 2026
3	Minor, Weir And Willis LTD	Indirect evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	163 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Minor, Weir & Willis Ltd is one of the UK's largest handlers of fresh produce.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	Vestey Foods UK LTD	Partial evidence	Surrey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	130 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Vestey Foods UK Limited we specialise in the sourcing, development, import, and distribution of food products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	Tazaki Foods LTD	Strong evidence	Enfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	89 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The pioneer of the recent boom in the popularity of Japanese food in both the UK and Europe, the company has grown to be the largest importer and wholesaler of traditional…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Ramsden International	Indirect evidence	Grimsby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
7	Bako Group	Partial evidence	Preston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
8	Golden Acre Foods B Corp	Partial evidence	Chertsey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	57 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Golden Acre, we specialise in importing and distributing great food from around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Rondanini UK LTD	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	55 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Rondanini UK was founded in 1989 and is a leading importer of fine foods.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Wanis International Foods	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	53 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Wanis International Foods is a leading distributor and exporter of food and drink from around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	Oakfield Foods	Partial evidence	Borehamwood, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	47 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Oakfield Foods is a leading meat import and export company, offering a range of food products including poultry, beef, lamb, pork, fish and vegetables.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	Vestey Foods International LTD	Strong evidence	Coulsdon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	44 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Vestey Foods International specialises in the international trading of fresh and frozen meat products such as pork, poultry and beef, fish and seafood, vegetables and potato…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Lamex Foods Europe	Strong evidence	Turnford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	43 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Lamex Europe is part of Lamex Food Group which is one of the world's largest privately owned frozen and chilled food importers and exporters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Empire Bespoke Foods LTD	Strong evidence	Northolt, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	39 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Empire Bespoke Foods is a leading UK importer and distributor of speciality foods for the retail, wholesale and foodservice sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	J. Marr Seafoods LTD	Indirect evidence	Hessle, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	39 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “J.Marr trades and transports frozen fish, meat, poultry, and dry commodities worldwide, combining over 45 years of trading expertise and a century of heritage to deliver…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	Lupa Foods	Partial evidence	Borehamwood, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	32 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Lupa Foods, part of Geia Group, is a UK based full-service B2B partner to the food industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	Bontà Italia LTD	Strong evidence	Sawbridgeworth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Bontà Italia is a speciality Italian food importer established in 2003 by celebrity chef Gino D'Acampo and food expert Marco Silvagni.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Vidafresh LTD	Partial evidence	Dartford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “VIDAFresh are the UK’s leading melon importer and industry specialists in pineapples and citrus.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Asco Foods LTD	Strong evidence	Amersham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Strong evidence “ASCO Foods Ltd is an importer and distributor of established and unique food & drink brands from South East Asia, servicing ethnic & mainstream retailers, wholesalers & food…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	Towers Thompson Limited	Strong evidence	Broxbourne, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	19 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Towers Thompson is a leading, International Food Group specialising in the import, export and distribution of chilled, frozen and cooked beef, lamb, pork and poultry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	EHL Ingredients	Strong evidence	Reddish Stockport, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	17 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Importer of a wide range of food ingredients, supplying the UK food manufacturing and foodservice industry” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Fresh4u Produce LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Importing the finest and tastiest produce from around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Reids Of Norwich	Indirect evidence	Norwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Specialists in the import and export of fresh and frozen foodstuff.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Cibosano LTD	Partial evidence	Waltham Cross, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Your partner in authentic Italian food.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	D & F Mccarthy LTD	Indirect evidence	Norwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “D&F McCarthy Ltd is East Anglia’s leading wholesaler of fresh fruit and vegetables, boasting the expertise of over 140 years experience in the market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 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: international food importers. 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 international food importers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of international food importers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name international food importers. 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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International food importers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

29.7%Verified-email coverage

15.0Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

24.5%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

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 200 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 international food importers, 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 “international food importers”. 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 international food importers), 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 international food importers, 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, 892 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 17, 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.

International food importers by metro

International food importers in London49

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 international food importers, 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 international food importers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 200 international food importers 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?

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

Which city has the most international food importers?

London leads with 49 headquartered companies, followed by Southall (6) and Birmingham (4).

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 892 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 200 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 17, 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.