Tiffin Sandwiches

Name

Tiffin Sandwiches

Legal name

Tiffin Sandwiches Ltd

Website

https://tiffinsandwiches.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Tiffin Sandwiches is a UK-based independent food-to-go manufacturer and distributor, producing 700,000+ fresh products weekly across sandwiches, salads, hot eats, sushi and hospitality platters from two BRCGS AA-rated factories for 4,000+ retail, travel, education and hospitality customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food-to-go Manufacturing

NAICS

Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing (31181)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Wholesale / Commercial Bakeries (B2B Supply) (THAFAFAF)

Keywords

• Sandwich manufacturing
• Chilled food production
• B2B food distribution
• Catering food supply
• Food-to-go wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

Bradford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. B2B wholesale food-to-go product sales: Core revenue stream: wholesale sale of manufactured sandwiches, salads, wraps, platters, breakfast rolls, sushi and complementary food-to-go lines to business customers across retail, travel, education, hospitality, convenience and healthcare channels.
2. Branded and co-branded product ranges (incl. licensed sushi): Sale of branded product lines including licensed/co-produced ranges such as Sushi by Tampopo, distributed through Tiffin's B2B channels.
3. Bespoke product development and co-manufacturing services: Revenue from in-house NPD and design services producing tailored product ranges, packaging and branded marketing collateral for major customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Core offering

Tiffin Sandwiches is a UK-based B2B food-to-go manufacturer producing chilled sandwiches, wraps, salads, and other related food-to-go products for wholesale distribution. The company supplies 4,000+ customer locations across retail, hospitality, education, and travel catering from two BRCGS AA-rated factories and five regional distribution hubs, producing over 700,000 products per week. The company also operates the Mezze proprietary B2B online ordering platform.

Product overview

Tiffin Sandwiches operates as a unified wholesale food-to-go manufacturing and distribution business rather than a software platform; its offering is organised into a core retail product portfolio (Essentials, Handmade, Halal, Sub Rolls, Tortilla Wraps, First Class, Wildfarmed Tin Breads, Gluten Free, Salads & Pastas, Deli Bites, Sweet Treats, Paninis, Ciabattas, Toasties, Croque Monsieurs, Microwaveables, Breakfast Baps, the newly launched Cream Cakes, and the Tampopo-branded Sushi range) plus a parallel Hospitality Platters & Caterpacks range (Six Head, Keep It Classic, Crowd Pleasers, The Big Lunch, Show Off, Dressed To Impress, Halal, Wrap Stars, Mini-Rollers, Wildfarmed Tin Bread, Gluten Free, Vegan, Premium Picky Bits, Breakfast). These product ranges are all ordered and tracked through the Mezze-powered Tiffin Online Ordering system, which together with the company's 100+ vehicle fleet, two BRCGS AA-rated factories, and five distribution hubs forms the operational backbone that delivers more than 700,000 fresh products each week to over 4,000 UK locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tiffin Wales: Second BRCGS AA-rated food-to-go manufacturing facility created from the acquisition of Street Eats in 2020, producing for the Welsh market.
• Sushi by Tampopo

Products and services

• Chilled sandwiches Wholesale chilled sandwiches supplied to retailers, convenience stores, and caterers across the UK as the company's core food-to-go product line.
• Wraps Wholesale chilled wraps produced and distributed as part of the company's food-to-go range to retail and catering customers.
• Salads Wholesale chilled salads produced and distributed to retail and catering customers as part of the food-to-go range.
• Mezze B2B online ordering platform Proprietary online B2B ordering platform enabling wholesale customers to place and manage their food-to-go orders with the company.

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Greencore Group plc: FTSE-listed Irish/UK food-to-go and convenience food manufacturer and a direct B2B competitor to Tiffin in the UK sandwich, salad and chilled meals category; materially larger and listed, so the closest public-market comparable.
• Bakkavor Group plc: FTSE-listed UK fresh-prepared food manufacturer supplying sandwiches, salads, meals and desserts to the same major UK retailers, travel and hospitality customers that Tiffin serves; a much larger, multi-category incumbent.
• 2 Sisters Food Group: Large privately held UK food manufacturer with significant sandwich, chilled and bakery exposure supplying major UK grocers and foodservice; competes with Tiffin for retail and education listings.
• Samworth Brothers: Privately held UK food manufacturer (own-label sandwiches, salads, chilled foods, bakery) with a strong foodservice and convenience channel presence; overlaps with Tiffin's B2B customer base.

Direct peers

• Adelie Foods / The Compleat Food Group: UK/Ireland sandwich, salad and wrap manufacturer supplying retail, foodservice and travel; very close business model match to Tiffin (multi-site food-to-go, B2B, national distribution).
• Bridge of Don (BoD) / Urban Eat: UK food-to-go manufacturer best known for the Urban Eat sandwich brand, supplying major UK retailers, convenience and travel; directly comparable in scale, product mix and customer base to Tiffin.

Regional players

• Bradford-based (private) sandwich manufacturers (e.g. Malcolm's, Crawshaw): UK convenience/food-to-go regional manufacturers in the same operating geography as Tiffin's Bradford heartland; comparable product mix but smaller scale and different channel mix.

Others

• Tesco / Sainsbury's / M&S in-house sandwich suppliers (e.g. Greencore, Samworth contract lines): Major UK retailers with their own-label sandwich supply chains (sourced largely from the above incumbents); represent both Tiffin's customers and the competitive supply base it must win against.
• Compass Group UK & Ireland: Global contract caterer with a large UK foodservice and education catering business; both a potential customer channel for Tiffin's hospitality/event ranges and an adjacent foodservice operator.
• Sodexo UK & Ireland: Major UK contract caterer active in education, healthcare, defence and corporate catering - overlapping with Tiffin's end-customer mix and a potential route-to-market for platters and hospitality ranges.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tiffinsandwichesuk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tiffin-sandwiches
• Instagraminstagram.com/tiffinsandwichesuk
• Xx.com/tiffsandwiches

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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