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Top 25 Meat distribution companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Meat distribution companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 297 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 297 meat distribution companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 4,191 professional contacts across them, including 1,280 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers meat 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 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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4,191Contacts tracked

1,280Verified emails

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The 25 largest meat distribution companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 297 meat distribution companies 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 meat 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	Pilgrim's Europe	Indirect evidence	Uxbridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	1,707 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pilgrim’s Europe is a top UK and European food company with 40+ sites in the UK, Ireland, France and The Netherlands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	ABP Linden	Partial evidence	Dungannon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	127 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ABP Linden Dungannon is a market leader within the Northern Ireland fresh meat processing industry, sourcing and processing top quality beef and lamb.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Donald Russell LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	101 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Donald Russell is a quality food business with a heritage in butchery based in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	Fairfax Meadow	Partial evidence	Derby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	86 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Fairfax Meadow have been supplying great meat for over 50 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	Scotbeef Limited	Partial evidence	East Kilbride, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	86 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a family-owned business with more than 100 years of experience in supplying high-quality meat to the UK retail sector, foodservice, and export markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Birtwistles Catering Butchers	Partial evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	81 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MJ Birtwistle & Co is a rapidly expanding successful group that encompasses all aspects of the meat trade, which is achieving significant growth organically and by acquisition.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	Danish Crown UK LTD	Indirect evidence	John Milne Avenue, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	67 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With well over a century of farming and butchery expertise, pork and beef are our speciality.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Campbells Prime Meat Limited	Partial evidence	Linlithgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	61 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Campbells supply fresh meat, fish and deli produce to business customers all over Scotland, including many of Scotland's best restaurants, Nick Nairn's cook schools and numerous…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Aubrey Allen	Partial evidence	Coventry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	59 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sourcing the right meat and cheese in the right way for the right people is what we are all about.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	GPS Food Group	Partial evidence	Waltham Cross, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	51 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GPS FOOD GROUP offer a comprehensive range of meat protein products sourced via our global network of supply partners.” 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	Partial evidence	Coulsdon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	44 contacts →
	Partial 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	Weddel Swift LTD	Partial evidence	Nelson, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For over a century, Weddel Swift Trading has supplied meat to the catering, food service, manufacturing, retail and wholesale industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	C & K Meats Limited	Partial evidence	Suffolk, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	35 contacts →
	Partial evidence “World class meat producer, C&K Meats is at the forefront of the East Anglian meat industry and a major UK player.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	Weddel Swift Distribution LTD	Partial evidence	South, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	34 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The countries Leading Meat Wholesaler” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	Morliny Foods	Indirect evidence	Norwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	n/a	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Morliny Foods provides market-leading brands and private-label solutions in numerous countries across the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	Bawnbua Foods	Partial evidence	Lurgan, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	28 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bawnbua Foods is a leading UK and Irish supplier of primal, valued-added, and cooked meat products to the retail, food service and food manufacturing sectors in the UK, Ireland…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Althams Butchers	Indirect evidence	Morecambe, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Althams Butchers is one of the oldest and largest independent family owned and run butchers in the country.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	TOM Hixson Of Smithfield	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Tom Hixson of Smithfield is a meat importers, butchers and trading company comprising of Tom Hixson & Co and A&B Catering Butchers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	Food Republic Services LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a London based food and drink Distribution Company located in Battersea.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	Tahira Foods LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Today, Tahira Foods Limited is a leading producer and distributor of Halal foods in the UK and Europe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Sapphire Foods Limited	Indirect evidence	Chippenham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SAPPHIRE FOODS LIMITED is an import and export company based out of HARTHAM PARK HARTHAM PARK, CORSHAM, WILTSHIRE, United Kingdom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Yearsley Food	Indirect evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Everything you need from the frozen food experts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Campbell Brothers	Partial evidence	Bonnyrigg, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	22 contacts →
	Partial evidence “National wholesale butcher supplying a full range of quality meat to chefs and caterers throughout England, Wales and Scotland, from specialist butcher sites in Scotland and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	Underwood Meat Company Limited	Indirect evidence	Rotherham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence 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: meat 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 meat distribution companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of meat distribution companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name meat 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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Meat distribution companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

30.5%Verified-email coverage

14.1Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

12.8%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

134

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

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 297 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 meat 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 “meat 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 meat 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 meat 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, 1,280 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.

Meat distribution companies by metro

Meat distribution companies in London38

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 meat 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 meat distribution companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 297 meat 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?

Pilgrim's Europe, headquartered in Uxbridge, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most meat distribution companies?

London leads with 38 headquartered companies, followed by Coventry (6) and Glasgow (5).

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 1,280 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 297 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.