Laurence J Betts

What Laurence J Betts does

Laurence J Betts is a small United Kingdom farm based in West Malling, Kent, founded in 1930. According to the firm's own description, it produces arable crops and cereals, alongside salad products including whole head lettuce, baby leaf, and multi-leaf salads, and supplies produce under a branded offering referred to as "Betts boxes." Its stated operating scale is 1–10 employees, consistent with a smallholder or family farm operation rather than a commercial-scale agricultural enterprise.

The business model centres on primary agriculture and direct produce supply, with no disclosed pricing structure, distribution channels, customer segments, or revenue mechanics. The company lists a single named leader — Nick Ottewell, Commercial Director — indicating a modest formalised commercial function, but no sales channels, retail partnerships, or end-market segmentation are documented. The company's website (ljbetts.com) was inaccessible at the time of data collection, yielding no further product, customer, or operational detail.

There is no evidence of external investment, technology platforms, AI/ML usage, certifications, regulatory history, or M&A activity. The available data is limited to basic firmographics, a product list, and a single leadership entry, which constrains any deeper analysis of competitive positioning, unit economics, or growth dynamics.

Name

Laurence J Betts

Website

https://ljbetts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Laurence J Betts is a small UK farm in West Malling, Kent, founded in 1930, producing arable crops, cereals, and salad products (whole head lettuce, baby leaf, multi-leaf salads) sold under branded Betts boxes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fresh Produce

NAICS

Oilseed and Grain Farming (1111)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Mixed Cereal & Grain Farming (Multiple Grains) (AFAGAAAH)

Keywords

• Arable farming
• Fresh produce supplier
• Leaf salad grower
• Cereal crops
• Lettuce production

Headquarters

HQ city

West Malling

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Core offering

Laurence J Betts is a working farm that grows and supplies arable crops, cereals, whole head lettuce, baby leaf, and multi-leaf salad products, delivered in its proprietary "betts boxes." Output is sold as fresh farm produce rather than as a software or service offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Betts Boxes Packaged farm produce range supplied in the farm's proprietary "betts boxes" format, sold to wholesale and retail produce buyers.
• Arable Crops Conventional arable crops grown on the West Malling farm and sold as farm-gate / wholesale produce.
• Cereals Cereal grains grown on-farm and sold as part of the farm's mixed arable produce offering.
• Whole Head Lettuce Whole, harvested heads of lettuce grown on the farm and sold to fresh produce buyers and foodservice customers.
• Baby Leaf Salad Young, tender salad leaves harvested and supplied as a fresh baby leaf product to wholesale and foodservice buyers.
• Multi-Leaf Salad Multi-leaf salad blends combining several leaf varieties, grown and packed at the farm for fresh produce buyers.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Haygrove: Haygrove is a UK-based grower of berries and other fresh produce, with operations in multiple geographies. It is comparable as a UK fresh-produce grower with a similar mix of crops and a focus on retailer supply.
• Wilkin & Sons (Tiptree): Wilkin & Sons is a heritage Essex-based farm and conserves maker with its own branded retail products. It is comparable to Laurence J Betts as a long-established UK farm that has built a branded retail pack offering around its own-grown produce.
• Berry Gardens: Berry Gardens is a UK grower-owned cooperative marketing soft fruit to major retailers. It is comparable as a UK grower selling branded fresh produce to supermarket channels, though focused on berries rather than salads.
• S&A Produce: S&A Produce is a UK-based strawberry and soft fruit producer supplying major retailers. It is comparable as a UK fresh-produce grower serving supermarket channels, though specialising in fruit rather than salads.
• Langmead Farms: Langmead Farms is a UK grower specialising in herbs, baby leaf salads, and leafy greens for major retailers. It is comparable in product focus (baby leaf, salad mixes) and UK customer base, though larger in scale.
• Florette (Agrial): Florette is the leading UK and Irish branded salad and bagged leafy greens supplier, owned by French cooperative Agrial. It directly competes in the same baby leaf and whole head lettuce categories that Laurence J Betts produces.
• T.H. Clements & Son: T.H. Clements is a UK family-run fresh produce grower focused on brassicas, salads, and leafy vegetables supplied to UK retailers. It is comparable in family-farm heritage, UK base, and fresh produce crop mix.
• G's Fresh: G's Fresh is one of the UK's largest fresh produce growers, supplying salads, leafy greens, and vegetables to major retailers. It is the most directly comparable UK peer to Laurence J Betts in terms of crop mix (salad and arable-adjacent produce) and customer channel (UK supermarkets and packers).

Broad incumbents

• Velcourt: Velcourt is one of the UK's largest arable farming operators, managing tens of thousands of hectares across cereals and combinable crops. It is comparable on the arable/cereals side of Laurence J Betts' operations but operates at vastly greater scale and as a farm management business.
• Agrial Group: Agrial is a large French agricultural cooperative with significant UK fresh produce operations through its Florette subsidiary. It is comparable as a broad incumbent player in the European salad/leafy greens category in which Laurence J Betts operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/laurence-j-betts-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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