Pak Foods

What Pak Foods does

Pak Foods is a privately held, UK-based retail grocery chain headquartered in Evington, founded in 1996. The company operates physical storefronts supplying a curated assortment centered on 100% halal-certified products, including fresh halal meat and fish (chicken, lamb, beef), fresh produce, herbs and spices, dry goods (rice, Atta flour, pasta), and household essentials. Its stated differentiators are third-party halal certification, daily fresh meat delivery, strict hygiene from preparation to packaging, and ethically sourced animals raised on natural diets.

The business model is a single-channel physical retail operation targeting general consumers seeking halal food in its local market. The company has no disclosed app, e-commerce platform, API, or integration footprint, and its digital presence is limited to an informational website with a Recipes & Tips content section and a branded community initiative (Pak Foundation). Headcount is reported in the 251-500 band, consistent with a small-to-mid-sized independent grocery operator.

The company is privately held, discloses no funding rounds, no parent company, no management team, no partnerships, no M&A, and no financial figures. Ownership, investor base, and revenue are not publicly available, limiting the ability to triangulate scale or growth from primary disclosures. The product positioning is intentionally narrow (halal-authentic, fresh, ethically sourced) and the geographic footprint appears concentrated rather than multi-site at scale.

Name

Pak Foods

Website

https://pakfoods.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Pak Foods is a UK-based, privately held retail grocery chain operating from Evington that supplies 100% halal-certified meat, fresh produce, herbs, dry goods, and household items to local consumers seeking halal food.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Halal Grocery Retail

NAICS

Meat Retailers (445240), All Other Specialty Food Retailers (445298)

SIC

Retail-Food Stores (5400)

akta.pro primary industry

Halal & Middle Eastern Grocery Stores (CRAHAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty & Exotic Meats Retail (Game, Halal, Kosher) (CRAHAHAF)

Keywords

• Halal meat retail
• Fresh produce grocery
• Specialty ethnic food
• Halal-certified products
• Household grocery goods

Headquarters

HQ city

Evington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Pak Foods operates a chain of physical retail stores selling halal-certified meat and fish, fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh herbs and spices, dry grocery staples (rice, Atta flour, pasta), and household goods. The company emphasizes 100% halal certification verified by trusted authorities, fresh daily cuts of chicken, lamb, and beef, strict hygiene standards, and ethically sourced animal products.

Product overview

Pak Foods is a food retail company offering a curated range of halal-certified meat, fresh produce, herbs and spices, dry goods (rice, Atta flour, pasta), and household items through their retail stores. The company emphasizes 100% halal-certified products, daily fresh cuts of chicken, lamb, and beef, strict hygiene standards from preparation to packaging, and ethically sourced products from animals raised on natural diets. The product portfolio consists of five core categories: Halal Meat (fresh meat & fish), Produce (fresh fruit & vegetables), Herbs (fresh herbs & spices), Dry Goods (rice, Atta flour, pasta), and Household goods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Halal Meat

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Iceland Foods: UK frozen-food specialist stocking halal frozen meat and ethnic grocery lines. Comparable on value-tier grocery and frozen halal overlap, though distribution model and fresh counter differ.
• Tesco: Largest UK grocer, expanding its certified halal fresh meat and ready-meal ranges across stores. Not a specialist, but its national scale and pricing power directly compete for the same halal grocery basket, especially on staples.
• Lidl: UK discount grocer with periodic halal-certified lines and strong share gains. Compresses price points on staples (rice, Atta, household) that Pak Foods also carries, exerting margin pressure at the value end.
• Sainsbury's: UK grocer stocking halal-certified chicken, lamb, and ready meals, increasingly merchandised in-store alongside specialist ranges. Competes with Pak Foods on halal staples and convenience positioning.
• Morrisons: UK grocer with significant halal meat counter presence, including own-brand halal lines and click-and-collect. Broad incumbent overlap with Pak Foods on halal fresh meat and grocery staples.

Regional players

• Adil Foods: UK-based halal and ethnic grocery retailer carrying meat, rice, spices, and household essentials. Comparable on halal-first proposition and multi-category store format, typically focused on specific UK regions.
• Persepolis Supermarket: UK Persian/Middle Eastern grocery chain offering halal meat, fresh produce, herbs, and dry goods. Comparable assortment and cultural-segment focus; serves overlapping Middle Eastern and Muslim consumer base, often in different regional catchments.

Direct peers

• East End Foods: UK ethnic/Asian food specialist retailer and wholesaler serving the halal and South Asian grocery market. Comparable on product range (halal meat, rice, Atta, spices) and on customer base of Muslim and South Asian households.
• Madina Foods: UK-based chain of halal-focused hypermarkets and supermarkets offering meat, groceries, and household goods. Closest direct peer: same halal-first proposition, multi-store UK footprint, similar one-stop category mix targeting Muslim consumers.
• Al-Madina Cash & Carry: UK halal cash-and-carry and retail operator supplying meat, grocery, and household lines to Muslim consumers and small businesses. Direct peer: same halal assurance model, overlapping supplier base, and similar fresh-meat-led merchandising.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pakfoods

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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