Langmead Herbs

What Langmead Herbs does

Langmead Herbs is a privately held, for-profit UK farming operation headquartered in Chichester that produces and sells salad and herbal products. Founded in 2012, the company operates with a workforce of 51–100 employees, placing it in the small-to-mid-sized commercial agriculture segment by UK standards. Its functional role in the value chain is the cultivation, harvest, and likely packing/distribution of fresh leafy greens and culinary herbs to downstream food industry buyers — most plausibly UK supermarket category buyers, foodservice wholesalers, and ingredient processors, though no customer or channel data is documented in the source material.

The company's product surface is narrow and tangible: fresh salad leaves and herbs, an inherently perishable commodity category where competitive differentiation is driven by supply continuity, food-safety certification, geographic proximity to UK retail distribution hubs, and packing/presentation formats rather than proprietary technology. No technical architecture, software platform, proprietary formulations, branded consumer SKUs, patents, certifications, or technology stack disclosures are present in the source data; the captured website content consisted solely of a loader/verification page with no substantive information. Consequently, the underlying operating model should be read as a conventional controlled-environment or open-field herb and salad production business rather than a technology-driven agribusiness.

From a commercial mechanics standpoint, the source material provides no pricing model, no revenue model details, no customer segment breakdown, no distribution channel description, no marketing channels, and no partnership or alliance information. Revenue figures, ownership structure, management team, funding history, and operating geographies are all unconfirmed. As a result, while the basic identity of the company is clear — a UK fresh-produce grower in the salad and herb category — any conclusions about go-to-market strategy, customer concentration, unit economics, or growth trajectory cannot be supported by the available evidence and should be treated as material data gaps rather than inferred facts.

Name

Langmead Herbs

Legal name

Langmead Herbs

Website

https://langmeadherbs.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Langmead Herbs is a privately held UK salad and herb farming business founded in 2012, headquartered in Chichester, employing 51–100 staff, and producing fresh leafy greens and culinary herbs for downstream food-industry buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fresh Produce

NAICS

Vegetable and Melon Farming (1112), Food Crops Grown Under Cover (11141)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Culinary Herb Farming (Basil, Oregano, Thyme, Mint, Parsley) (AFAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Herb Farming (Basil, Parsley, Cilantro, Mint, Dill) (AFAGADAK), Dried Herbs & Herb Blends (AFAJANAC)

Keywords

• Fresh herb production
• Salad farming
• Culinary herbs
• Fresh produce
• Herb cultivation

Headquarters

HQ city

Chichester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations

Core offering

Langmead Herbs is a UK-based salad and herb farm that grows and supplies fresh herbal products. Operating from Chichester, the company cultivates culinary herbs and salad crops for commercial distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fresh Herbal Products
• Salad Crops

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

Direct peers

• Barfoots: UK-based specialist vegetable and leafy greens grower on the south coast, supplying retail and foodservice. Closely comparable in geography (southern England), crop mix (leafy/specialty vegetables), and customer profile to Langmead Herbs.
• G's Fresh: One of the UK's largest fresh produce growers, with a significant salad, leafy greens, and herb portfolio supplying major UK retailers. Direct overlap with Langmead Herbs in growing categories, customer base (UK multiples), and geographic footprint (East Anglia and broader UK).
• Vitacress: UK and Portugal-based specialist grower of watercress, salads, and fresh herbs, supplying retail and foodservice across Europe. Direct competitor in fresh culinary herbs and baby leaf salads with overlapping customer channels.

Regional players

• Berry Gardens: UK grower cooperative focused on soft fruit, operating from southern England including West Sussex. Comparable in grower cooperative model, southern-England base, and UK multiple-retailer supply relationships, though in berries rather than herbs.
• Mushroom Group / Monaghan Mushrooms: Pan-European mushroom and fresh produce supplier with UK operations. Comparable as a controlled-environment fresh-produce specialist selling into UK retail, though focused on mushrooms rather than herbs.

Emerging players

• Natoora: UK-based specialist supplier of heritage and unusual fresh produce, including culinary herbs and edible flowers, to chefs and premium retailers. Comparable niche-positioning in herbs and direct-to-customer supply model.

Broad incumbents

• Florette (Agrial): Major UK and European branded salad and ready-to-eat vegetable brand owned by Agrial cooperative. Operates its own UK growing operations and competes head-on with Langmead in bagged salads and fresh herbs for retail.
• Bakkavor: UK-listed fresh prepared foods manufacturer with significant salad, herb, and produce operations supplying major grocers. Competes with Langmead for retailer supply contracts and operates at substantially larger scale.
• Greenyard: Belgian-listed European fresh, frozen, and prepared produce group with UK activity. Comparable as a broad-line fresh-produce supplier to European retailers, including herbs and leafy salads.
• Bonduelle Group: Global leader in processed and fresh vegetables with UK salad and herb operations. Competes in the same UK retail shelves and offers both fresh and processed formats overlapping Langmead's herb category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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