Our companies
Valeo Foods UK is a part of the worldwide international foods business, Valeo Foods Group. Established through a number of well executed acquisitions since 2010.
£m
Annual sales in the UK
%
of Valeo Foods Group sales
Manufacturing plants across UK
Global markets
m
Units sold annually
Our companies, Rowse Honey Limited, Kettle Foods Ltd, Bakery Foods Limited, Valeo Confectionery Limited and New World Foods (Europe) Limited, form Valeo Foods UK. Each entity contributing to our collective success and dedication to delivering excellence to our customers.
We have a diverse portfolio including some of the UK's finest and most established brands, with deep heritage and connections with consumers. Our brands are leaders in their categories and include the iconic Rowse® honey, KETTLE® Chips, Barratt® Sweets, Fox’s® and Balconi snacks and wafers. Our brands have histories that stretch back over 150 years. This heritage, and their strong appeal to consumers, is what makes them stand out as category leaders.
We operate across 13 sites, and we employ extremely talented individuals in our factories and offices within the United Kingdom.
Our companies
Rowse Honey Limited
Rowse Honey Limited is a world leader in honey products and a major provider of pure maple syrups, lemon curd and luxury dessert chocolate sauces. We are category leaders and proud of our brands that also include Buckwud and Maple Crest.
Bakery Foods Limited
Bakery Foods Limited is the limited company which trades as Matthew Walker. We are the oldest Christmas Pudding business in the world, we produce Christmas puddings, Specialist puddings, Free From ranges, Seasonal and All year round Sponges and Bombes.
Kettle Foods Ltd
Our head office is in Norwich, Norfolk. Alongside the KETTLE® Chips factory where we’ve now been making snacks in Norwich for over 30 years! In 2016, we welcomed Metcalfe’s® Snacks into the Kettle Foods family and then in 2020 we acquired a snacks factory in Gateshead, welcoming MANOMASA® Tortilla Chips as well.
Valeo Confectionery Limited
Valeo Confectionery is home to some of the UK's favourite sweet treats! Including Barratt®, Fox's®, and Poppets®. We're proud to be part of Valeo Foods UK as we continue to add on to years of heritage, traditional manufacturing and big flavours at the heart of our business, working around the clock to create the future of confectionery.
New World Foods (Europe) Limited
New World Foods (Europe) Limited offers a variety of high-quality jerky and biltong through its renowned brands: KINGS®, WILD WEST®, and CRUGA®. Crafted from the finest beef and slow-dried to perfection, these snacks deliver exceptional taste and quality.
Our purpose unites us, guiding our actions and keeping us anchored. It’s a shared goal, it drives what we do and should instil a sense of pride in our work. As we evolve and grow, being clear on our purpose is crucial to staying grounded and focused on doing the right thing.
For Valeo Foods it’s about everyday moments – how we make these even better for our customers, consumers, our colleagues and within our communities. Whether it’s making memories for people who love our products, improving our communities, or ensuring everyone’s role is more rewarding, we love to make everyday moments taste better. While we may play different roles in achieving this purpose, every contribution counts. We might have different perspectives on how we do it – but our diverse thinking is one of our greatest assets.
To achieve our purpose, we have established clear behaviours that will enable us to put our strategy into action and to create a High-Performance Organisation. They are:
Accountability
Agility
Discipline
Transparency
Teamwork
Sustainability
Food that’s worth waiting for. Good that’s worth working for.
Learn how Valeo Foods UK is dedicated to reducing its environmental impact by focusing on carbon reduction, water conservation, waste minimization, and sustainable packaging.
Our leadership
One Valeo, Stronger Together
An insight in to the team behind building a sustainable future for Valeo Foods UK, one product at a time. Whether it’s making memories for people who love our products, improving our communities, or ensuring everyone’s role is more rewarding, we love to make everyday moments taste better.
Our locations
We operate across 13 sites
We employ extremely talented individuals in our factories and offices throughout the United Kingdom.
Our brands
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Valeo Foods Group
Valeo Foods Group is a leading international food business, formed in 2010. Valeo Foods employs over 4,700 people operating from 28 manufacturing sites across Ireland, UK, Europe and Canada. Our talented teams, in each of our businesses, take great pride in creating the foods consumers love to eat.
