What Stonegate Farmers does

Stonegate Farmers Ltd is a UK-based free-range and organic egg producer and chilled egg product manufacturer, founded in 1926 as one of the country's first egg cooperatives and headquartered in Lacock, Wiltshire. The company operates as the largest free-range egg supplier in the UK, with a producer network spanning Britain and a portfolio of premium consumer brands including Clarence Court, British Blacktail (developed jointly with and exclusive to Waitrose), Respectful, Enriched, Stonegate Estate, Burford Browns, Old Cotswold Legbar, and Freeggs. Stonegate is vertically integrated from pullet rearing through grading, packing, and seven-day chilled distribution to supermarkets, restaurants, and food manufacturers, with a specialist vehicle fleet that also serves European export customers.

The company's product offering splits into two complementary streams: fresh shell eggs across multiple branded tiers (free-range, organic, heritage breed) and a chilled, value-added product line that includes innovatively produced poached eggs, liquid egg in cartons and bulk pallecons, boiled eggs, egg mayonnaise, omelettes, and scrambled egg for commercial kitchens and food manufacturers. Core technology centres on the proprietary poached-egg production process plus sous-vide cooking for omelettes and scrambled egg. The business holds BRC AA grade, British Lion Standard (with guaranteed 100% pasteurisation), Soil Association, Organic Farmers and Growers, and RSPCA Assured certifications, and is a signatory to the Courtauld Commitment 2025.

Revenue is generated through direct B2B sales to enterprise customers — UK supermarket chains, leading restaurants and commercial kitchens, and major food manufacturers — with private negotiated pricing and daily distribution. Supporting the producer supply base, Stonegate partners with Oxbury Bank to offer the Pullet Finance Scheme (Stonegate 13 and Stonegate 15 facilities at fixed 7.50%) for farmer cash flow during the initial production cycle. The company is privately held with no disclosed parent, no identified external investors, and no public revenue disclosure.

Name

Stonegate Farmers

Legal name

Stonegate Farmers Ltd

Website

https://stonegate.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Stonegate Farmers is the UK's largest free-range egg supplier, producing and distributing fresh shell eggs and a chilled value-added product range (poached, liquid, boiled, mayonnaise, omelette, scrambled) to supermarkets, restaurants, and food manufacturers under premium brands including Clarence Court and Waitrose-exclusive British Blacktail.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Egg Production and Supply

NAICS

Chicken Egg Production (112310)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Layer Hen Egg Production (Table Eggs) (AFAEADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Eggs (Shell & Liquid) Wholesale (AFAIAEAD), Value-Added Egg Products (Hard-Boiled, Omelets, Egg Mixes) Wholesale (AFAIAEAH), Egg product packaging & repacking (bag-in-box, cartons, pails, totes, bulk) (AFANAHAJ), Private label & contract egg processing (toll manufacturing/packing) (AFANAHAI), Hatcheries & Chick Production (Day-Old Chicks, Pullets) (AFAEADAD)

Keywords

• Free-range egg production
• Organic egg supply
• Chilled egg products
• Egg processing
• Poultry farming

Headquarters

HQ city

Lacock

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Egg Production and Sales: Stonegate operates as a free-range and organic egg supplier, managing their own laying farms and working with a network of farming partners. They collect, grade, and package eggs for delivery to UK supermarkets and restaurants. Revenue comes from the sale of fresh eggs at various quality tiers from standard free-range to premium organic and specialty breeds.
2. Value-Added Egg Products: Stonegate produces and sells processed egg products including liquid egg cartons, egg mayonnaise, boiled eggs, omelettes, and scrambled eggs. These products are supplied to commercial kitchens, food service establishments, and food manufacturing companies across Britain, delivered seven days a week via their specialist chilled vehicle fleet.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stonegate Farmers produces, grades, packs, and distributes fresh free-range and organic eggs to UK supermarkets, restaurants, and food manufacturers. The company also manufactures value-added chilled egg products including poached eggs, liquid eggs, egg mayonnaise, boiled eggs, omelettes, and scrambled eggs for commercial kitchens and food manufacturers. Operations are supported by an integrated pullet rearing infrastructure serving the producer network.

Product overview

Stonegate Farmers is a free-range and organic egg producer operating as a single unified product portfolio spanning egg production and egg products. The core offering consists of fresh eggs across multiple branded sub-brands (Clarence Court, British Blacktail, Respectful, Enriched, Stonegate Estate, Freeggs) and a chilled processed egg product line (Poached Eggs, Liquid Eggs, Egg Mayonnaise, Boiled Eggs, Omelette, Scrambled Egg). Supporting services include pullet rearing for supply chain integration. The company functions as both an egg supplier/packer and manufacturer of egg-based products for commercial foodservice and retail.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clarence Court: Premium eggs from prestigious heritage breeds, known for superior flavour and quality with distinctively golden yolks
• British Blacktail
• Respectful
• Enriched
• Stonegate Estate
• Freeggs
• Range Farm
• Old Cotswold Legbar
• Leghorn Whites
• Braddocks
• Burford Browns

Products and services

• Free-Range Eggs Fresh free-range eggs from Stonegate's UK producer network, produced to British Lion Quality standards and supplied to UK supermarkets, restaurants, and food manufacturers.
• Organic Eggs Organic eggs produced to Soil Association and Organic Farmers and Growers certification standards, adhering to true organic principles and supplied across the UK.
• Poached Eggs Innovatively produced perfectly poached eggs with runny yolk from free-range and organic British hens, packaged in twin packs in brine (2pk x 8 case) for restaurants and cafes.
• Liquid Eggs Ultra-convenient liquid egg in easy-open cartons in 500ml, 1-litre, 10-litre, and 1000kg pallecons for commercial kitchens, sold under Range Farm and Clarence Court brands.
• Egg Mayonnaise Pre-prepared egg mayonnaise in various blends and chopped gauge formats, offered under Clarence Court and other egg brands as a ready-to-use sandwich filler.
• Boiled Eggs Quality boiled eggs from hens to quails, hard-boiled to soft set, available in bagged, boxed or bucket formats for professional kitchens and processors.
• Omelette Sous vide cooked omelettes made to perfection using precise temperature-controlled cooking, simply heat and serve for restaurant-quality results.
• Scrambled Egg Rich, silky and perfectly seasoned scrambled eggs produced using precise temperature-controlled sous vide cooking, microwaveable for ease in catering establishments.
• Pullet Rearing Service Rearing of day-old chicks into 16-week-old pullets using company-owned rearing infrastructure, supplying first-class pullets for free-range and organic laying farms within the Stonegate producer network.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Oakhurst Farm Eggs: UK free-range and organic egg supplier with retail and food service customers, closely comparable to Stonegate in product range, certifications (RSPCA, organic), and channel mix.
• Noble Foods: The UK's largest egg producer, parent of the Happy Egg Co. and other premium egg brands, operating across free-range, organic, and value-added egg categories with a similar B2B retail and food service model to Stonegate.
• Glenrath Farms: One of the UK's largest egg producers with an integrated supply chain and own-brand shell egg lines, directly comparable to Stonegate in scale, B2B supermarket supply, and free-range production focus.
• Fridays (egg products): UK egg processor producing liquid, boiled, and scrambled egg products for food service and food manufacturing customers — directly comparable to Stonegate's chilled value-added range and food service distribution model.
• Skea Eggs: Northern Ireland-based free-range and organic egg supplier to UK retailers, with comparable free-range and organic certification, retail private-label focus, and welfare-led brand positioning.
• The Lakes Free Range Egg Company: UK free-range egg producer supplying major retailers with own-label and branded eggs, comparable to Stonegate in product range, customer base, and welfare-led positioning.
• Deans Foods (Stone Mill Foods): UK-based egg processor and supplier of liquid and processed egg products to food manufacturers and food service, directly comparable to Stonegate's value-added chilled and liquid egg business.

Broad incumbents

• Cal-Maine Foods: Largest US shell egg producer with broad commodity and specialty egg lines; relevant comparable for Stonegate's volume scale, vertical integration, and retail customer mix, though US-focused and less premium-positioned.
• Vital Farms: US-listed pasture-raised egg company with a strong premium consumer brand and retail distribution, comparable to Stonegate in its premium free-range, welfare-certified, and brand-led market positioning — though operating in a different geography.
• Cargill (Egg Products / protein solutions): Global food ingredients and egg products supplier serving food manufacturers with pasteurised and processed egg ingredients; relevant incumbent comparable for Stonegate's food manufacturing supply business, though operating across a much broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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M&A

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