Billington Foods

What Billington Foods does

Billington Foods is a UK private-label and branded food manufacturer supplying the Foodservice, Retail, and B2B markets from two production facilities in Scunthorpe and Wellingborough, with a registered office in Liverpool. The company operates as part of the Billington Group and was formed through the merger of two industry-leading food manufacturers, positioning it as a mid-market prepared-food producer with combined heritage. Its core product portfolio spans four categories — sauces (chilled, frozen and ambient), soups, pies, and desserts — supplemented by two proprietary brand assets: Glorious! Soups, which is distributed in UK supermarkets, and The Love Range, which extends foodservice-grade pies, bakes, desserts and pasta into retail channels. Notable technical capabilities include a bake-in-tin pie process described as award-winning, hand-finishing techniques for desserts, and multi-format packaging (pots, sachets, individual and bulk) across temperature states.

The business model is wholesale B2B food manufacturing: the company produces and sells finished food products under its own brands and on a customer-specification basis to supermarkets, foodservice operators (restaurants, hotels, catering), and other B2B partners. Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed (no pricing, no contract value, no revenue figure in the input data), but the go-to-market is direct sales to enterprise accounts across three channel verticals. The customer mix is enterprise-weighted with named exposure to UK supermarkets via the Glorious! Soups brand, and broader foodservice and B2B supply through direct relationships. Headcount stands at approximately 421 employees for the reporting period May 2024 – April 2025, and the company is led by Managing Director Peter Allan, who has signed the company's Modern Slavery Act 2015 statement and Gender Pay Gap report. The operating geography is exclusively the United Kingdom, and there is no disclosed exposure to international markets.

Name

Billington Foods

Legal name

Billington Foods

Website

https://billington-foods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Billington Foods is a UK private food manufacturer producing sauces, soups, pies and desserts across chilled, frozen and ambient formats, supplying Foodservice, Retail and B2B customers from factories in Scunthorpe and Wellingborough under the Billington Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Manufacturing

NAICS

Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing (3114)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Wholesale / Commercial Bakeries (B2B Supply) (THAFAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Baking Ingredients & Desserts (Flour, Mixes, Frosting, Gelatin) (CRADAAAD)

Keywords

• Food manufacturing
• B2B foodservice supply
• Chilled and frozen foods
• Prepared sauces and soups
• Desserts and baked goods

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellingborough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food Manufacturing and Wholesale: Billington Foods manufactures and sells sauces, soups, pies, and desserts to UK Foodservice, Retail, and B2B markets. Revenue is generated through wholesale supply agreements with supermarkets, foodservice operators, and B2B customers. The company operates factories in Scunthorpe and Wellingborough to serve these markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Billington Foods is a UK food manufacturer that produces chilled, frozen, and ambient sauces, soups, pies, and desserts for supply to the UK Foodservice, Retail, and B2B markets. Operating factories in Scunthorpe and Wellingborough, the company sells directly through sales relationships to supermarkets, foodservice operators, and B2B customers, and owns consumer brands including Glorious! Soups and The Love Range.

Product overview

Billington Foods is a food manufacturing company offering a portfolio of chilled, frozen, and ambient food products. Their core offerings include sauces, soups, pies, and desserts, complemented by two branded lines: Glorious! Soups (supermarket soup brand) and The Love Range (foodservice-quality products for retail). The company operates factories in Scunthorpe and Wellingborough, supplying the UK Foodservice, Retail, and B2B markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Glorious! Soups: Soup brand available in supermarkets across the UK.
• The Love Range

Products and services

• Sauces A wide range of chilled, frozen, and ambient sauces for foodservice and retail customers, including pouring sauces, stir-fry sauces, pasta sauces, gravies, steak sauces, plant-based options, burger sauce, dips, and dessert sauces. Available in multiple packaging formats to suit all applications.
• Soups Soups available in frozen or chilled formats, supplied for supermarket shelves or foodservice markets in individual or bulk formats, packaged in pots or sachets, designed for both retail and professional kitchen applications.
• Pies Award-winning pies created using the bake-in-tin process for an outstanding eating quality, with many pies individually crafted to deliver a rustic high-end gastro product. The range spans all protein formats and nutritional guidelines, supplied frozen in individual or multi-portion pie formats for foodservice and retail customers.
• Desserts Quality desserts including cheesecake, brownies, classic puddings, and pies, produced using baking expertise and hand finishing techniques ranging from traditional to modern styles, for foodservice and retail customers.
• Glorious! Soups Billington Foods' own-brand soup line available in supermarkets across the UK, positioned as a consumer-facing brand in the chilled and frozen soup category.
• The Love Range A retail sub-brand of pies, bakes, desserts, and pasta products that bring restaurant-quality, foodservice-experienced products to retail customers, leveraging Billington Foods' professional kitchen expertise.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Billington GroupcoreOthersBillington Foods is part of the Billington Group, a newly established business with a strong heritage following a merger of two industry-leading food manufacturers. The Group provides corporate structure and brand positioning for Billington Foods.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bakkavor Group: UK-headquartered B2B prepared foods manufacturer supplying chilled, fresh, and bakery products to UK retailers and foodservice operators across multiple categories. Closely comparable to Billington's multi-format, multi-channel UK B2B food manufacturing model.
• Greencore Group: UK convenience food manufacturer producing chilled, frozen, and ambient prepared meals, soups, sauces, and desserts for major UK and Irish supermarkets. Directly comparable in product mix, customer base, and B2B supply model to Billington Foods.
• 2 Sisters Food Group: One of the largest UK B2B food manufacturers, supplying retail, foodservice, and B2B customers across bakery, chilled, and ambient categories. Operates at meaningfully larger scale but in highly comparable UK B2B channels.
• Premier Foods plc: UK packaged food manufacturer with major brands in cakes, desserts, and pies, including Pukka Pies. Comparable to Billington in dessert and pie categories and in supermarket shelf relationships, though Premier is a broader CPG brand operator.
• Cranswick plc: UK food manufacturer supplying pork, pastries, cooked meats, and prepared foods to UK retailers and foodservice. Comparable in B2B UK food manufacturing scale and customer base, with overlap in prepared baked and chilled categories.
• Addo Food Group: UK B2B manufacturer of chilled desserts, pastry, and party products supplied to retailers and foodservice. Direct peer for Billington's chilled dessert and bakeware categories and B2B supermarket supply model.
• Winterbotham Darby: UK food manufacturer specializing in pies, quiches, and hot desserts for retail and foodservice. Direct peer for Billington's pie and dessert segments, sharing B2B supply relationships with UK retailers and foodservice operators.
• Wright's Pies: Long-established UK pie manufacturer supplying retail and foodservice customers nationwide. Direct peer for Billington's award-winning pie category with overlapping B2B customer base in UK.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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