Jigsaw Foods

What Jigsaw Foods does

Jigsaw Foods Ltd is a UK-based B2B food manufacturer founded in 2008 and headquartered at Redbridge Close, Shirebrook, Nottinghamshire. The company operates as a contract and private-label manufacturer for food brands, food manufacturers, and food service operators, producing sauces, mayonnaise, dressings, marinades, garlic butter, garlic spread, flavoured butters, melts, and melting middles. Its two core manufacturing competencies are sauce/mayonnaise/dressing production using both hot and cold processing methods, and cryogenic processing using liquid nitrogen technology, supported by flexible packaging in bulk formats (500g to 1000Kg across plastic pails, jerry cans, and pallecons) and IQF (individually quick frozen) portions from 4g to 100g in pellet or disk form.

The business model is bespoke contract manufacturing priced on custom specifications rather than a public price list; the company explicitly emphasizes that it communicates with customers in person and maintains a deliberately minimal digital footprint, indicating a relationship-driven sales motion. Revenue is concentrated in a single UK facility with 51-100 employees, leadership comprising Christine Moir as Commercial Director and Nick Angus as Operations Director, and no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, funding history, M&A activity, or strategic partnerships.

The company maintains published compliance artifacts, including a Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement and a 2026 Gender Pay Gap Report and Statement, which function as procurement-grade credentials rather than growth initiatives. No AI/ML capabilities, software platforms, APIs, or technology integrations are disclosed; the differentiation rests on physical manufacturing technology (cryogenic processing), formulation customization, and incumbent customer relationships rather than digital or data assets.

Name

Jigsaw Foods

Legal name

Jigsaw Foods Ltd

Website

https://jigsawfoods.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Jigsaw Foods Ltd is a UK-based B2B contract and private-label food manufacturer producing bespoke sauces, mayonnaise, dressings, marinades, flavoured butters, melts, and IQF melting middles using hot, cold, and cryogenic liquid nitrogen processing for food brands and food service operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Food Manufacturing

NAICS

Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing (311941)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090), Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030)

akta.pro primary industry

Dips, Salsas, Relishes & Chutneys Manufacturing (AFAKADAM)

Keywords

• Contract food manufacturing
• Private label sauces
• Cryogenic food processing
• Bespoke sauce manufacturing
• Dressing and mayonnaise production

Headquarters

HQ city

Shirebrook

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Food Manufacturing: Bespoke manufacturing services for sauces, mayonnaise, dressings, marinades, and flavoured butter products. Operates as a private-label/contract manufacturer producing to customer specifications in bulk and IQF portion formats.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Jigsaw Foods is a B2B contract food manufacturer that produces bespoke sauces, mayonnaise, dressings, marinades, flavoured butters, melts, and melting middles to customer specifications. The company combines traditional hot and cold processed sauce manufacturing with cryogenic liquid nitrogen processing technology, delivering products in bulk packaging (500g to 1000Kg) or IQF portions (4g to 100g). It primarily serves food brands, food manufacturers, and food service operators requiring private-label or custom-formulated food products.

Product overview

Jigsaw Foods is a food manufacturing company offering a bespoke product service across sauces, mayonnaise, dressings, marinades, and butter-based products. Their core manufacturing competencies are sauce/mayonnaise/dressing production (hot and cold processed) and cryogenic processing using liquid nitrogen technology. The product portfolio includes Mayonnaise, Dressings, Sauces (savoury and sweet), Marinades, Garlic Butter, Garlic Spread, Flavoured Butters, Melts, and Melting Middles. Products are available in bulk packaging (500g to 1000Kg) or IQF ( Individually Quick Frozen) portions (4g to 100g pellets or disks). The company positions itself as a B2B manufacturer creating products to customer specifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mayonnaise Hot and cold processed mayonnaise products manufactured at scale for B2B customers including food brands, food manufacturers, and food service operators.
• Dressings Hot and cold processed dressing products available in both savoury and sweet varieties for B2B customers.
• Sauces Savoury and sweet sauces manufactured using cryogenic liquid nitrogen technology alongside hot and cold processing for B2B customers.
• Marinades Liquid marinades for flavouring and preparing food products, manufactured for B2B customers as part of the bespoke product service.
• Garlic Butter Butter product infused with garlic, available in bulk packaging up to 1000Kg for B2B customers.
• Garlic Spread Spreadable garlic-based condiment product manufactured for B2B customers.
• Flavoured Butters Butter products with added flavours, available as bulk or IQF portions for B2B customers.
• Melts Heat-responsive melting food products designed for food service and manufacturing applications for B2B customers.
• Melting Middles IQF portion products with a molten or filling centre, sized 4g to 100g as pellets or disks, for B2B customers.
• Bespoke Product Development Service Custom product creation service that develops savoury and sweet sauces, marinades, flavoured butters, and specialty food products to specific customer requirements, for food brands, food manufacturers, and food service operators.
• Bulk Packaging Service Bulk packaging service offering plastic pails, jerry cans, and pallecons ranging from 500g to 1000Kg for B2B customers.
• IQF Portion Service Individually quick frozen portions offered as formed pellets or disks in a range of sizes and shapes from 4g to 100g for B2B customers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Cranswick plc: UK-listed food producer with a growing prepared foods and sauces platform, supplying major UK retailers and food service operators. Comparable product adjacency in prepared sauces at materially larger scale.
• McCain Foods: Global frozen food manufacturer with significant IQF and portioned product capabilities relevant to Jigsaw's IQF Melting Middles and flavoured butter portions. Adjacent overlap in IQF technology and foodservice channel rather than direct competition in sauces.
• Bakkavor Group plc: Listed UK fresh-prepared and private-label food manufacturer with broad sauce and dressing capabilities across multiple UK sites. Comparable in product adjacency (sauces, dressings, condiments) but operates at materially larger scale and broader category scope.
• Greencore Group plc: Major UK-listed convenience food and private-label manufacturer with significant sauce and dressing production across food manufacturers and food service customers. Adjacent B2B contract manufacturing model at much larger scale.
• Premier Foods plc: UK-listed branded food manufacturer (Batchelors, Mr Kipling, Sharwood's) with a meaningful sauces, dressings, and condiments portfolio. Comparable product adjacency to Jigsaw across sauces and marinades; broader, brand-led model.
• Hellmann's (Unilever): Global mayonnaise and condiments brand under Unilever, the dominant category incumbent. Comparable end-product overlap (mayonnaise, dressings, sauces) but operates as a brand owner with a global industrial footprint rather than a B2B contract manufacturer.
• Tate & Lyle plc: UK-listed food ingredients and formulated products supplier including sauces, dressings, and specialty food solutions. Comparable in B2B formulation and ingredient supply though positioned upstream in the value chain.
• 2 Sisters Food Group: One of the largest UK food manufacturers with extensive private-label and branded operations including sauces, mayonnaise, and spreads. Comparable contract manufacturing positioning with significantly broader capabilities and multi-site footprint.

Direct peers

• Apetito Group: UK-based contract food manufacturer producing prepared meals, sauces, and desserts for foodservice and the public sector. Comparable bespoke B2B manufacturing model serving similar foodservice and institutional customers.
• Rayner Foods Ltd: UK-based contract manufacturer specializing in private-label sauces, condiments, dressings, and marinades. Closest functional peer to Jigsaw Foods given overlapping bespoke B2B model, product categories, and contract manufacturing scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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