2 Sisters Food Group
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| Private | |
| Industry | Food manufacturing |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Ranjit Singh Boparan |
| Headquarters | Colmore Row, Birmingham, England |
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Area served
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United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands and Poland |
| Products | Poultry, red meat, biscuits, chilled, frozen and bakery products |
| Revenue | £3.12 billion |
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Number of employees
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23,000 |
| Parent | Boparan Holdings |
| Website | www |
2 Sisters Food Group is a privately owned Birmingham, England-based food manufacturing company.
Established in 1993 by entrepreneur and current chief executive, Ranjit Singh Boparan, as a frozen retail poultry cutting operation, it has grown rapidly through acquisition and expanded to cover 36 manufacturing sites in the UK, six in the Netherlands, five in Ireland and 1 in Poland.
Primarily a private label manufacturer for retailer and food service markets, the acquisition of Northern Foods in 2011 gave the Group ownership of brands like Fox's Biscuits, Goodfella's Pizza, Holland's Pies, Matthew Walker Christmas Puddings, Donegal Catch and Green Isle.
It is the largest food company in the UK by turnover.
The group employs 23,000 people, with annual sales of £3.12 billion. It is listed 7th on the 2016 Sunday Times Top Track 100.
On 3 November 2016, the Group announced its full year results (52 weeks ending 30 July 2016). Sales were £3.12bn, with like-for-like operating profit of £90.2m. The Group reported profit after exceptional items, before interest and tax of £63.4m, against £45.7m profit the previous year. However, after exceptional items, interest and tax, losses for the year stood at £1.4m, against £2.9m the previous year. LTM EBITDA for the year was £180.7m
In December 2013, the company was ranked as Britain's 4th Most Admired Company (food producers sector) in the Management Today Most Admired Company list, voted for by its industry peers.
The company has seven primary trading categories:
UK Poultry & Added Value - Employs more than 8,000 people at 17 sites. Activity includes primary processing of Red Tractor minimum standard birds, Free Range, Organic and Corn Fed chicken. This represents about half of the business by sales.
European Poultry - Employs 2,000 at six sites in the Netherlands and one in Poland.
Red Meat - Employs 1,000 at two sites in Devon and Cornwall.
Frozen - Employs 800 in the UK and Ireland - manufactures the Goodfellas Pizza brand
Biscuits - Employs more than 2,000 and produces Fox's Biscuits and own label from three sites (Batley, Uttoxeter and Kirkham)
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