Birtwistles Catering Butchers

Name

Birtwistles Catering Butchers

Website

https://birtwistles.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Birtwistles Catering Butchers (MJ Birtwistle & Co) is a privately held, Manchester-headquartered UK meat-trade group founded in 2003, employing 251-500 staff and operating across the catering butchery and broader meat trade value chain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catering Butchery and Meat Supply

NAICS

Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (424470)

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)

akta.pro primary industry

Ethnic Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Deli Meats & Luncheon Meats (Sliced/Portioned Cold Cuts) (AFANAEAD), Game & Specialty Meats Wholesale (Venison, Bison, etc.) (AFAIADAG)

Keywords

• Catering meat supply
• Wholesale butchery services
• Foodservice protein supply
• Commercial meat processing
• Meat trade distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Core offering

MJ Birtwistle & Co (Birtwistles Catering Butchers) is a meat trade group that supplies meat products and butchery services to the catering and foodservice industry. The company encompasses all aspects of the meat trade, including sourcing, processing, cutting, and wholesale supply of protein to commercial catering customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Catering Butchery and Meat Supply Wholesale supply of meat products and butchery services covering all aspects of the meat trade, for catering and foodservice businesses in the UK.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Halal Catering Supplies (HCS): UK-based halal meat supplier serving the catering and foodservice trade. Highly comparable to Birtwistles in customer segment (caterers/ restaurants), product (halal meat cuts and further-processed items), and go-to-market.
• Haloodies: UK halal brand focused on prepared and further-processed meat products for retail and foodservice. Comparable to Birtwistles on halal protein, further processing, and UK foodservice/catering customers.

Broad incumbents

• ABP Food Group: One of Europe's largest beef and lamb processors with UK operations spanning slaughter, deboning, and foodservice supply. Comparable as a large-scale vertically integrated meat supplier, though broader in customer base and product range than Birtwistles.
• Dawn Meats: Major Irish/UK meat processor with significant foodservice and retail supply operations. Overlaps with Birtwistles on meat processing for the catering channel, but operates at significantly greater scale and with broader geographic reach.
• Karro Food Group: UK pork processor supplying retail, foodservice, and manufacturing customers. Comparable on the meat processing and wholesale axis serving UK catering customers, though focused on pork rather than mixed protein.
• Hilton Food Group: UK-listed meat packer supplying major grocery and foodservice customers with portioned and value-added protein products. Comparable as a UK meat processor/wholesaler, though Hilton is materially larger and more retail-anchored.
• Tulip Ltd: Major UK pork and meat processor supplying foodservice, retail, and manufacturing channels. Comparable on UK meat processing for catering and foodservice customers, though Tulip operates at much larger scale.

Regional players

• G Wood & Sons: Northern England-based meat processor and supplier to wholesale, retail, and foodservice customers. Comparable in scale and product mix to Birtwistles, with a similar regional UK operating profile.
• Northern Meat Suppliers: North of England-based catering butcher and meat wholesaler serving restaurants and contract caterers. Directly comparable regional peer to Birtwistles with similar scale, product range, and customer profile.

Emerging players

• Euro Quality Lambs: UK halal lamb and mutton processor supplying both domestic and export foodservice customers. Comparable to Birtwistles on halal meat processing for the catering trade, particularly in the lamb category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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