Tangerine

What Tangerine does

Tangerine Holdings is a privately held UK company founded in 1991 by David Haythornthwaite, operating two distinct divisions: manufacturing and leisure. The manufacturing division is built around animal health and nutrition, led by VetPlus (a global veterinary nutraceuticals brand whose flagship product is Synoquin), Farmsense, and Agri-Lloyd (a ruminant nutrition specialist with 30 years of domain history). Animal health products are distributed to more than 50 countries through owned offices in the UK, USA, Spain, Germany, and Ireland, generating revenue via branded product sales to veterinary practices and farming customers.

The leisure division operates Mill Farm, a 6,000-capacity stadium that is home to AFC Fylde, alongside two luxury hotels and multiple restaurants, generating revenue from ticket sales, hospitality, accommodation, and food and beverage. The group consolidates eight brands under shared ownership, which provides diversification across cyclical exposure (agriculture vs. leisure) and revenue type (B2B nutraceutical distribution vs. B2C hospitality).

The business model combines B2B distribution of branded veterinary and agricultural products through independent veterinary practices and farmer networks with B2C hospitality revenue from the stadium and on-site venues. No public financials, pricing, or unit economics are disclosed in the input; the operating model is private and founder-controlled.

Name

Tangerine

Legal name

Tangerine Holdings

Website

https://tangerineholdings.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Tangerine Holdings is a privately held UK group founded in 1991 operating two divisions: animal health and nutrition (VetPlus, Farmsense, Agri-Lloyd) distributed to 50+ countries, and leisure (Mill Farm stadium, hotels, restaurants) serving hospitality consumers and football supporters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Nutrition & Hospitality

NAICS

Support Activities for Animal Production (11521), All Other Animal Production (112990)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Distributor Value-Added Services (3PL, Cold Chain, Returns) (HLAMAIAG)

Keywords

• Animal nutrition products
• Veterinary nutraceuticals
• Ruminant nutrition
• Leisure hospitality
• Luxury accommodation

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Anne's

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Animal Health Manufacturing: Manufacturing and sale of nutritional products for animals through VetPlus (veterinary nutraceuticals), Agri-Lloyd (ruminant nutrition), and Farmsense (nutritional alternatives for farmers). Products are distributed globally to over 50 countries.
2. Leisure and Hospitality: Mill Farm stadium operations including AFC Fylde football club, Bradleys Sports Bar, Milano's Mediterranean restaurant, Aroma cafe, Churchill's Functions and Events, plus 2 luxury accommodation businesses in the Lake District.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Tangerine Holdings is a privately held family business operating two main divisions: manufacturing of nutritional products for animals (VetPlus for veterinary nutraceuticals, Farmsense for agricultural antibiotic alternatives, Agri-Lloyd for ruminant nutrition) and leisure (Mill Farm stadium with AFC Fylde plus hospitality venues and luxury Lake District accommodations). The animal health division distributes globally to over 50 countries, while the leisure division delivers sports, dining, events, and accommodation services.

Product overview

Tangerine Group is a privately held holding company with two main business divisions: manufacturing and leisure. The manufacturing division consists of nutritional products for animals, including VetPlus (the global leader in veterinary nutraceuticals, featuring the Synoquin joint care supplement), Farmsense (agricultural nutrition supplying farmers with alternatives to traditional antibiotics), and Agri-Lloyd (ruminant nutrition specialist). The leisure division is centered around Mill Farm, a purpose-built football stadium home to AFC Fylde, plus hospitality venues including Bradleys Sports Bar, Milano's Mediterranean Restaurant, Aroma Cafe, and Churchill's Functions and Events. The group also owns two luxury accommodation businesses in the Lake District (Cark Manor and Anysome Manor). Each business operates as a standalone entity under the group umbrella.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VetPlus: Global leader in veterinary nutraceuticals, 100% dedicated to supporting independent veterinary practice
• Synoquin
• Farmsense
• Agri-Lloyd
• AFC Fylde
• Mill Farm Sports Village
• Bradleys Sports Bar
• Milano's
• Aroma Cafe
• Churchill's Functions and Events
• Cark Manor
• Aynsome Manor

Products and services

• VetPlus Veterinary Nutraceuticals Global veterinary nutraceuticals brand offering nutritional supplements for companion animals, distributed to independent veterinary practices worldwide across 50+ countries.
• Synoquin Joint Care Supplement Joint care supplement for animals, positioned as VetPlus's flagship product in its veterinary nutraceutical range.
• Farmsense Agricultural Nutrition Agricultural nutrition company supplying British farmers with nutritional alternatives to traditional antibiotics for livestock.
• Agri-Lloyd Ruminant Nutrition Ruminant nutrition specialist offering animal nutrition products with custom-built production facilities for British farmers and livestock producers.
• Mill Farm Sports Village Purpose-built football stadium and sports facility with 6,000 capacity, hosting AFC Fylde matches, hospitality venues, and events.
• AFC Fylde Football Club Football club based at Mill Farm stadium, part of Tangerine's leisure division.
• Bradleys Sports Bar Sports bar hospitality venue located at Mill Farm stadium serving food and drinks to visitors and football fans.
• Milano's Mediterranean Restaurant Mediterranean restaurant located at Mill Farm stadium offering dining experiences to visitors.
• Aroma Cafe Cafe venue located at Mill Farm Sports Village serving coffee, light meals, and refreshments to visitors.
• Churchill's Functions and Events Functions and events venue located at Mill Farm stadium hosting conferences, weddings, and private events.
• Cark Manor Luxury Accommodation Luxury accommodation business in the Lake District offering hotel and lodging services to leisure travellers.
• Aynsome Manor Luxury Accommodation Luxury accommodation business in the Lake District offering hotel and lodging services to leisure travellers.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VetschoiceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1991Listed as a contact in the Tangerine Group contact list alongside other group companies including Agri Lloyd, Aroma Cafe, Bradleys, Churchill's Events, Farmsense, Milano's restaurant, and VetPlus.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Elanco Animal Health: One of the largest global animal-health companies with broad veterinary pharmaceutical and nutrition portfolios including farm-animal and pet nutrition. Major incumbent spanning all categories Tangerine competes in.
• Zoetis: Largest global animal-health company spanning veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, diagnostics and nutrition. Serves as the dominant incumbent against whom VetPlus and Agri-Lloyd compete for shelf and mindshare.
• Trouw Nutrition (Nutreco): Global animal-nutrition division of Nutreco offering premixes, feed specialties and functional feed additives across ruminant, swine, poultry and aqua. Comparable to Agri-Lloyd on ruminant feed nutrition.

Direct peers

• Ceva Santé Animale: Global animal-health company with strong positions in companion-animal biology, pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. Overlaps with VetPlus on the veterinary nutraceuticals category globally.
• Virbac: Global animal-health company focused on veterinary pharmaceuticals, biology and diagnostics. Directly comparable to VetPlus on the veterinary nutraceuticals/companion animal product dimension.
• Alltech: Global animal nutrition company producing feed supplements and nutritional alternatives across livestock species. Most directly comparable to Agri-Lloyd and Farmsense on ruminant/livestock nutrition.
• Dechra Pharmaceuticals: UK-headquartered veterinary pharmaceuticals and specialty animal-health company. Closest geographic and product comparability to VetPlus given overlapping focus on companion-animal and livestock veterinary channels.
• Norbrook Laboratories: Veterinary pharmaceutical manufacturer headquartered in Northern Ireland/UK producing animal-health products including nutraceuticals. Comparable UK-based manufacturing footprint and veterinary distribution model.
• Vetoquinol: French veterinary pharma group with strong companion-animal and livestock nutrition/pharmaceutical portfolios. Closely comparable category mix and channel model to VetPlus.

Emerging players

• Animalcare Group: UK-based veterinary pharmaceuticals company focused on companion-animal and livestock health. Smaller, more niche-comparable peer for VetPlus's veterinary channel model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TangerineLtd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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