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Largest Food & Beverages Public Companies in the UK
Benchmark revenue and EBITDA valuation multiples for public comps like
Unilever, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Associated British Foods, Cranswick and Tate & Lyle.
 | Unilever is a diversified beauty, wellbeing, and personal care (44% of 2024 sales by value), homecare (20%), and packaged food (36%) company. Its brands include Dove personal-care products, Knorr soups and sauces, Hellmann's mayonnaise, Axe and Rexona deodorants, and TRESemme haircare. The firm has been acquisitive in recent years; notable purchases include Paula's Choice, Liquid I.V., Horlicks, and Wild deodorants. The company derives 58% of its sales from emerging markets and 42% from developed markets. The US is its largest market, accounting for around 20% of sales, followed by India, which accounts for 11% of sales. | $57 | -19% | $125B | $151B | 2.5x | 11.1x | ||
| CCEP is the second-largest bottling partner in the Coca-Cola system by volume, behind Coca-Cola Femsa, and primarily operates in developed Europe, Australasia, and Southeast Asia. In 2025, CCEP sold 3.9 billion unit cases of beverages, which we estimate equates to roughly 9% of the global Coke system volume.TCCC owns 19% of the equity of CCEP, Olive Partners, a holding company of bottling operations, owns a further 36%, and the remaining 45% is free float. | $93 | +1% | $41B | $53B | 2.1x | 12.0x | ||
| Associated British Foods is a diversified international food, ingredients, and retail group with 138,000 employees and operations in 56 countries across Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Australia. The group sells branded groceries, grows and processes sugar, supplies farmers with crop input and animal feed, and runs the multinational Primark clothing retail chain. It also supplies ingredients like bakers' yeast, enzymes, lipids, and cereal specialties. In fiscal 2025, approximately 36% of sales came from the UK, and Primark accounted for around 60% of operating profit.On Nov 4, 2025, ABF announced it has been conducting a strategic review to potentially separate the Primark and Food businesses. A final decision is expected within 12-18 months. | $25 | -11% | $17B | $21B | 0.8x | 6.0x | ||
| Cranswick PLC is a British supplier of fresh pork, sausages, and cooked meats through retail, food service, and manufacturing channels. The company operates through its food segment, which manufactures and supplies products to United Kingdom grocery retailers, the food-service sector, and other food producers. It has also started supplying pet food. Retail customers contribute about three-fourths of the company's total revenue, through retailers' own-label products. Cranswick's operations are focused on the production and supply of premium food products and are located in the U.K., with a small proportion of exports across continental Europe, and other parts of the world. The company is also engaged in pig-breeding and rearing operations. | $74 | +5% | $4B | $4B | 1.1x | 11.1x | ||
| Tate & Lyle is a global provider of food and beverage ingredients and solutions. Following the sale of its commodity ingredients business, as well as its exit from the sugar business a decade earlier, Tate & Lyle is now focused on specialty ingredients—sweeteners, starches, specialty gums, and soluble fiber. It has nearly 5,000 employees and operates in over 120 countries, with most of its revenue generated in North America. | $7 | -8% | $3B | $4B | 1.8x | 12.6x | ||
| Greencore Group PLC is a convenience food manufacturer that supplies chilled and frozen food to customers based in U.K. and the U.S. The company's operating business segment is Convenience Foods, and it geographically operates in UK & Ireland. The UK Convenience Food categories including sandwiches, sushi, salads, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, frozen Yorkshire Puddings and cakes and desserts categories as well as the Irish Ingredients trading business. | $3 | +5% | $2B | $3B | 1.0x | 11.3x | ||
| Premier Foods PLC is a food manufacturing company. It manufactures, processes, and distributes food products. The company's operating segments include Grocery, International, and Sweet Treats. The Grocery segment sells savoury ambient food products. The Sweet Treats segment sells sweet ambient food products. It generates maximum revenue from the Grocery segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United Kingdom and also has a presence in Other Europe and Rest of world. Some of the company brands include Ambrosia, Angel Delight, Atora, Batchelors, Be-Ro, Bird's, Bisto, Cadbury, Coffee Compliment, Homepride, and others. | $3 | -1% | $2B | $3B | 1.6x | 7.4x | ||
| Nomad Foods Ltd is a packaged foods company that is involved in the business of manufacturing and distribution of branded frozen foods in Western Europe. The company manufactures and markets frozen food products such as fish, vegetables, poultry, Ice Cream and ready meals like pizza. It sells its products through large grocery retailers under the brand Birds Eye in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Findus in Italy, France, Spain, and Scandinavia, and Iglo in Germany and other continental markets. The company operates through a single segment being Frozen. The majority of the revenue is generated from the United Kingdom. | $10 | -41% | $1B | $4B | 1.1x | 6.1x | ||
| Fevertree Drinks PLC is a UK based holding and investment company. The company is engaged in the business activity of developing and marketing premium mixer drinks. Its product portfolio includes Indian tonic water, Mediterranean tonic water, Elderflower tonic water, Aromatic tonic water, Clementine tonic water, Lemon tonic water, Ginger beer, Ginger ale, Smoky ginger ale, Spiced orange ginger ale, Madagascan cola, Sicilian lemonade, Lemonade, Premium Soda Water and Mediterranean Orange. The company operates in the UK, USA, Europe, and other countries, of which majority of the revenue is from the United Kingdom. | $11 | -11% | $1B | $1B | 2.2x | 19.2x | ||
| Princes Group PLC operates in food and beverage sector, providing both branded and customer own brand products through an extensive manufacturing and distribution network. | $4 | -- | $1B | $744M | 0.3x | 3.3x | ||
| AG Barr PLC manufactures, distributes, and sells a range of beverages in the United Kingdom. The company distributes its products to wholesalers and retailers. Its brands include Funkin, Barr Flavours, Moma, Rio, IRN-BRU, Simply Fruity, Sun Exotic, Rubicon, Boost Drinks, Snapple, and others. The company has three reportable segments, which include Soft drinks, Cocktail solutions, and others. The majority of its sales come from the Soft drinks segment. Geographically, it generates maximum revenue from the United Kingdom, followed by the Rest of the world. | $8 | -11% | $915M | $870M | 1.5x | 8.6x | ||
| Hilton Food Group PLC is engaged in the specialist retail meat-packing business, supplying international food retailers in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. It is into the wholesaling of food protein products, including meat, seafood, and vegetarian products. The company has four operating segments, namely UK and Ireland, which comprises the Group’s operations in United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland; Europe, which includes the Group’s operations in the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Central Europe and Portugal; APAC comprising the Group’s operations in Australia and New Zealand; and Central costs. The company derives a majority of its revenue from European Countries. | $7 | -36% | $672M | $1B | 0.2x | 4.9x | ||
| Nichols PLC is an international soft drinks company that sells products in both the still and carbonated categories. The company markets its products under the Vimto brand, which is popular in the UK and around the globe, particularly in the Middle East and Africa. Other brands in its portfolio include Slush Puppie, Starslush, Fryst, Icee, Levi Roots, and Sunkist. Geographically, the majority of the company's revenue comes from the United Kingdom. | $13 | -32% | $465M | $390M | 1.7x | 11.1x | ||
| Treatt PLC operates in the fragrance and FMCG industries. It is engaged in the manufacturing and supply of ingredient solutions for the flavor, fragrance, and FMCG markets. The company offers natural extracts and ingredients across a range of product categories: citrus, tea, coffee, health & wellness, fruit & vegetables, herbs, spices & florals, and high impact & aroma chemicals. Geographically, the company generates revenue from United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, USA, China and other regions. Majority of the revenue for the company is generated from its business in USA. | $4 | +9% | $239M | $245M | 1.4x | 11.3x | ||
| Cake Box Holdings PLC is a retailer of fresh cream cakes. It offers a range of cakes that include cupcakes, photo cakes, number cakes, fruit cakes, mehndi cakes, round cakes, kid's cakes, platter cakes, and wedding cakes. The company recognizes revenue revenue from Sale of sponges, fresh cream and other goods to franchisees, Online sales of cakes and related products to customers, Franchise package. Geographically, it derives revenue from the United Kingdom. | $3 | +2% | $115M | $138M | 2.4x | 12.3x | ||
| NWF Group PLC is engaged in manufacturing and selling of animal feeds, the sales and distribution of fuel oils and the warehousing and distribution of ambient groceries. The company's operating segments include Food, Feeds and Fuels. The Food segment is engaged in the warehousing and distribution of clients' ambient grocery and other products to supermarket and other retail distribution centers. The Feeds segment manufactures and sells animal feeds and other agricultural products. The Fuels segment is engaged in the sale and distribution of domestic heating, industrial and road fuels. The company generates maximum revenue from Fuels segment. It operates entirely in the United Kingdom. | $2 | -20% | $89M | $171M | 0.1x | 3.5x | ||
| Median | $8 | -11% | $1B | $2B | 1.4x | 11.1x |
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