Jus-Rol
Jus-Rol is a 70-year-old UK consumer brand that manufactures and sells ready-rolled, ready-to-bake chilled and frozen pastry products (puff, shortcrust, filo) plus ready-to-create items, distributed exclusively through major UK supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Morrisons, Ocado and Asda.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1954
- HeadquartersMinneapolis, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Jus-Rol does
Jus-Rol, founded in 1954 and marketed by PA Ross Ltd (legal entity JusRol Ltd, headquartered in Knutsford, Cheshire, UK), is a UK consumer packaged goods brand specialising in ready-rolled, ready-to-bake pastry products. The product portfolio spans chilled and frozen pastry sheets and blocks (puff, shortcrust, filo), ready-to-create items (croissants, cinnamon swirls, pain au chocolats, vol-au-vents) and specialty SKUs including a Sourdough Pizza Kit, an All-Butter Puff line and a Gluten-Free Puff Pastry sheet. The underlying technology is pre-rolled, ready-to-use pastry that eliminates the need for home cooks to laminate or roll dough from scratch, packaged for direct retail use across chilled, frozen, and ambient formats.
Jus-Rol operates a horizontal consumer-brand GTM model, selling one-time purchase CPG units exclusively through major UK supermarket channels: Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Morrisons, Ocado and Asda. Pricing is set at retail level by the supermarkets; the brand does not disclose wholesale pricing and operates no DTC channel. Revenue is generated entirely through packaged-goods unit sales at supermarket price points across multiple pack sizes (320g, 500g, 270g, 600g). The company has no public listing.
Marketing is driven by an extensive content programme — a 414-recipe website (jusrol.co.uk), social channels (Facebook, Instagram, X, Pinterest, YouTube), a monthly email newsletter managed via Mailchimp, seasonal campaigns, and influencer collaborations. Recent strategic priorities include the 2025 'It's All Golden' rebrand/category-growth initiative and the engagement of creative agency Finn and media agency Craft & Commerce to modernise packaging, digital content, and consumer demand generation. The business is privately held by PA Ross Ltd, with no public investor disclosures, no funding rounds, no M&A history and no senior leadership team roster publicly disclosed beyond founder reference.
Jus-Rol firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Jus-Rol
- Legal name
- JusRol Ltd
- Website
- https://jusrol.co.uk
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1954
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Jus-Rol is a 70-year-old UK consumer brand that manufactures and sells ready-rolled, ready-to-bake chilled and frozen pastry products (puff, shortcrust, filo) plus ready-to-create items, distributed exclusively through major UK supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Morrisons, Ocado and Asda.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Jus-Rol industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Frozen & Chilled Pastry
- NAICS
- Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118)
- SIC
- Bakery Products (2050)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Refrigerated Dough & Batters (Biscuits, Cookie Dough, Pie Crust) (CRADACAI)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Refrigerated & Frozen Doughs and Batters Manufacturing (AFAKACAM)
Keywords
Where Jus-Rol is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Minneapolis
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Jus-Rol business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others
Revenue model
- Consumer Packaged Goods Sales: Jus-Rol generates revenue through the sale of packaged pastry products to consumers via retail supermarket channels. Products are sold as one-time purchases through major UK grocery retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Morrisons, Ocado, and Asda. Revenue is derived from product sales at retail price points, not subscription-based.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Retail packaged pastry products sold through supermarket chains |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels6 records
Jus-Rol product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Jus-Rol manufactures and sells ready-rolled pastry products for at-home baking, including chilled and frozen puff, shortcrust, and filo pastry sheets and blocks, plus premium all-butter and gluten-free variants. The portfolio also includes ready-to-create products (croissants, pain au chocolats, cinnamon swirls, vol-au-vents) and specialty items (sourdough pizza kit), sold to UK consumers through major supermarket chains.
Product overview
Jus-Rol is a chilled and frozen pastry brand marketed by PA Ross Ltd, offering a comprehensive range of ready-to-use pastry products for home baking. The product portfolio consists of three main categories: chilled pastry products (including puff, shortcrust, filo, and all-butter varieties available as sheets and blocks), frozen pastry products (mirror images of the chilled range for extended shelf life), and ready-to-create products (pre-portioned items like croissants, cinnamon swirls, and pain au chocolats that require minimal preparation). The core offering centers on eliminating the time and skill required to make pastry from scratch, with products like puff pastry sheets, shortcrust pastry blocks, and filo pastry sheets serving as the foundational items. Premium offerings include the All Butter Puff Pastry for superior flavor, while specialty items like Gluten Free Puff Pastry and Sourdough Pizza Kit address dietary-specific needs. The brand also offers convenience products like Vol-au-Vents and ready-to-bake pastries for consumers seeking quick preparation.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Chilled Puff Pastry Sheets Ready-rolled puff pastry sheets for tasty dinners and desserts, requiring no rolling pin and ready to use directly from packaging. Targeted at UK home bakers shopping at supermarket retailers.
- Frozen Puff Pastry Sheets Ready-rolled puff pastry sheets frozen for extended shelf life, suitable for dinners and desserts.
- Chilled Shortcrust Pastry Sheet Ready-rolled shortcrust pastry sheet for topping, wrapping, or filling with favourite ingredients; no rolling pin required.
- Frozen Shortcrust Pastry Sheet Frozen shortcrust pastry sheets offering extended shelf life and convenience for home baking.
- Chilled Shortcrust Pastry Block Shortcrust pastry block delivering consistent results for topping, wrapping, or filling applications.
- Frozen Shortcrust Pastry Block Frozen shortcrust pastry block for extended shelf life and versatile baking use.
- Chilled Puff Pastry Block Chilled puff pastry in block form for versatile home baking applications.
- Frozen Puff Pastry Block Frozen puff pastry block for extended shelf life and versatile baking use.
- Chilled All Butter Puff Pastry Sheet Premium ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry sheet offering superior flavour and melt-in-the-mouth buttery taste for home bakers seeking a higher-end option.
- Chilled Gluten Free Puff Pastry Sheet Ready-rolled gluten-free puff pastry sheet for consumers with gluten intolerance, suitable for dinners and desserts.
- Chilled Filo Pastry Sheets Ready-rolled filo pastry sheets for dinners and indulgent desserts without the hassle of making filo from scratch.
- Frozen Filo Pastry Sheets Frozen filo pastry sheets for extended shelf life, suitable for dinners and desserts.
- Frozen Vol-au-Vents Pre-formed frozen vol-au-vent cases ready to fill with ingredients such as goat's cheese and roasted tomato or smoked salmon, targeted at party and entertaining use cases.
- Sourdough Pizza Kit Jus-Rol Pizza Dough with Sourdough, a dough ball kit for at-home pizza making; consumers stretch the dough to the desired shape before topping and baking.
- Cinnamon Swirls Ready-to-bake cinnamon swirls, positioned as an easy family morning treat; shape, bake, and enjoy warm.
- Croissants Ready-to-bake croissants with a light, flaky texture; shape, bake, and enjoy warm from the oven.
- Pain Au Chocolats Ready-to-bake pains au chocolat for at-home preparation of a classic French patisserie treat; shape, bake, and enjoy.
Companies that use Jus-Rol
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Jus-Rol technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
Feature1 record
Jus-Rol partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- FinncoreFinn is a Leeds-based marketing agency serving as Jus-Rol's lead creative and campaign agency. Finn secured Jus-Rol as a client following competitive pitches, providing creative strategy services for Jus-Rol's new product look and rebranding initiatives. The partnership is focused on modernizing the brand and driving distribution and consumer demand initiatives.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves4 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Jus-Rol competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Pillsbury: General Mills-owned brand best known for ready-to-bake biscuits, doughs, and pastry products in North America and available in the UK. Closest global analogue to Jus-Rol given overlapping ready-rolled/ready-bake dough and frozen pastry categories and similar at-home baking positioning.
Broad incumbents
- Premier Foods: UK-listed packaged food manufacturer owning major grocery brands such as Mr Kipling, Cadbury cake, and Batchelors. Comparable as a large UK packaged baked-goods operator selling through the same major supermarkets.
- Associated British Foods: Diversified food and retail group owning major UK baking and grocery brands including Kingsmill, Allinson, Jordans, Twinings, and the Primark retail chain. Comparable as a fellow UK-listed operator in packaged baked goods sold through the same grocery channel set.
- Hovis: Iconic UK bread and baking brand now owned by ABF's AB Mauri joint venture and previously by Premier Foods. Comparable as a heritage UK baking brand competing for the same shopper in-store and using similar provenance and recipe-driven marketing.
- General Mills: Global packaged food company and parent of Pillsbury, Old El Paso, and Nature Valley. Comparable as the parent competitor operating a ready-bake pastry brand with the same UK supermarket customers and broader CPG marketing playbook.
Emerging players
- McCain Foods: Global frozen food manufacturer with UK presence across potato, ready meals, and pizza/flatbread categories. Comparable through its overlapping frozen-aisle distribution, consumer-occasion marketing, and chilled-to-frozen format innovation.
Others
- 2 Sisters Food Group: One of the UK's largest food manufacturers, supplying private-label and branded chilled and frozen baked goods to major supermarkets. Comparable as a key B2B supplier into the same retailer accounts that Jus-Rol depends on, and a likely private-label competitor in pastry.
- Iceland Foods: UK frozen-food specialist retailer with growing chilled and own-label bakery ranges. Comparable as a frozen-aisle channel and customer ecosystem adjacent to Jus-Rol's frozen pastry range and potential route-to-market for chilled innovations.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Jus-Rol social profiles
Digital presenceJus-Rol financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Jus-Rol leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Jus-Rol funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Jus-Rol M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Jus-Rol
What does Jus-Rol do?
Jus-Rol manufactures and sells ready-rolled pastry products for at-home baking, including chilled and frozen puff, shortcrust, and filo pastry sheets and blocks, plus premium all-butter and gluten-free variants. The portfolio also includes ready-to-create products (croissants, pain au chocolats, cinnamon swirls, vol-au-vents) and specialty items (sourdough pizza kit), sold to UK consumers through major supermarket chains.
Is Jus-Rol a public or private company?
Jus-Rol is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Jus-Rol founded?
Jus-Rol was founded in 1954. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Jus-Rol based?
Jus-Rol is headquartered in Minneapolis, United States, in the North America region.
How does Jus-Rol make money?
One revenue line is on record: consumer Packaged Goods Sales.
Who are Jus-Rol's main competitors?
Pillsbury is listed as a direct peer. Broad incumbents are Premier Foods, Associated British Foods, Hovis and General Mills. McCain Foods is listed as an emerging player. Others are 2 Sisters Food Group and Iceland Foods.
Does Jus-Rol have an API?
No public API is recorded for Jus-Rol.
What industry is Jus-Rol in?
Jus-Rol's product category is Frozen & Chilled Pastry. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRADACAI, Refrigerated Dough & Batters (Biscuits, Cookie Dough, Pie Crust), with a secondary code of AFAKACAM, Refrigerated & Frozen Doughs and Batters Manufacturing. Its NAICS code is 3118 and its SIC code is 2050.