Wellness Foods

Name

Wellness Foods

Website

https://wellnessfoods.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wellness Foods is a privately held UK food and beverage producer and seller, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Chertsey. Operating with a 1-10 employee team, it functions as a small-scale participant in the broader consumer food category with no publicly disclosed products, pricing, or distribution model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Food Products

NAICS

Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing (31123)

SIC

Grain Mill Products (2040)

akta.pro primary industry

Breakfast Foods & Cereals (Cereal, Granola, Oatmeal) (CRADAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grain-Based Breakfast & Nutrition Bars Manufacturing (cereal bars, granola bars) (AFAKABAI), Foods for Special Dietary Needs Manufacturing (Gluten-Free, Allergen-Free, Low-FODMAP, Low-Sodium) (AFAKAJAD)

Keywords

• Health food products
• Breakfast cereals
• Natural food manufacturing
• Food and beverages
• Wellness food production

Headquarters

HQ city

Chertsey

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Wellness Foods is a small UK-based food and beverage producer that manufactures and sells foods and drinks. Founded in 2004 and based in Chertsey, the company acquired Dorset Cereals in March 2008, indicating activity in the breakfast cereal and natural foods segment. The business operates with a team of 1-10 employees and sells its products directly under its own brand portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dorset Cereals
• Wellness Foods and Drinks

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Broad incumbents

• Kellogg's: Kellogg's is the global incumbent in breakfast cereals with a major UK presence across Special K, Crunchy Nut, and muesli ranges. It dominates the shelf space that any UK cereal brand, including Wellness Foods' Dorset Cereals, must compete for.
• Ferrero: Ferrero, owner of Nutella, is the global incumbent in chocolate-based spreads and the dominant player in the European market that the scale_commentary data describes. It defines the competitive ceiling and pricing benchmark for any UK wellness spread entrant.

Direct peers

• Graze: Graze is a UK-based wellness snack brand offering portion-controlled snack boxes, cereal bars, and healthier sweet treats. It competes with Wellness Foods for the wellness-leaning UK snack and breakfast occasion and shares similar retail and DTC distribution dynamics.
• Jordans: Jordans is a UK breakfast cereal and granola brand (now part of Associated British Foods) specializing in muesli, cereal bars, and porridge. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Wellness Foods' Dorset Cereals brand in the UK better-for-you breakfast cereals aisle.
• Rude Health: Rude Health is a UK-based premium organic breakfast and wellness food brand producing cereals, granola, plant-based drinks, and snack bars. It is highly comparable to Wellness Foods in target consumer (health-conscious UK shoppers), product format (cereals and bars), and wellness positioning.
• Weetabix: Weetabix is a leading UK breakfast cereal manufacturer whose brand portfolio includes Alpen, Weetabix, and Weetos. It competes directly with Wellness Foods in the UK breakfast cereal category and represents a much larger incumbent benchmarking the same retail shelves.
• Pip & Nut: Pip & Nut is a UK premium nut butter and spread brand with a strong wellness positioning. It is comparable to Wellness Foods given the reference to the chocolate-based spreads market and overlapping 'better-for-you spread' category adjacency to its cereal/snack portfolio.
• Meridian Foods: Meridian Foods is a UK manufacturer of nut butters, spreads, and tahini with a health-focused positioning. It competes with Wellness Foods in the UK wellness spreads and breakfast aisle and is a relevant comparable for scale and channel mix.

Emerging players

• Cascadian Farm: Cascadian Farm is a US-based organic cereal and granola brand (owned by General Mills) competing in the better-for-you breakfast category. It is comparable as a benchmark for how a wellness-positioned cereal brand can be scaled and distributed, although its primary market is North America rather than the UK.
• Huel: Huel is a UK-based nutrition food company selling meal-replacement shakes, bars, and hot meals. It overlaps with Wellness Foods on the 'wellness nutrition' consumer thesis and competes for the same better-for-you breakfast and snacking occasions, though via a functionally distinct format.

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

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