What Phoenix Group UK does

Phoenix Group UK is a privately held B2B contract manufacturer and co-packer founded in 2005 as a subsidiary of Nottinghamshire-based Hammond Produce, a £20 million family-owned farming business with roots dating to 1900. The company operates from a 40,000 sq ft factory in Rufford, Newark, housing three bottling systems (25 million bottles/year combined capacity), five cold presses, and three filtration systems, making it the UK's largest cold pressing facility for specialty seed oils including rapeseed, camelina, hemp, linseed, pumpkin, and sunflower. Core services span contract filling, bottling, packing, labelling, and contract seed pressing, with QA features including ROPP capping, tamper evident closures, and foil induction sealing, all delivered against BRCGS AA* food safety certification held for over a decade.

Phoenix generates revenue through two primary streams: professional services contract manufacturing (filling, bottling, packing, and labelling for third-party brands) and bulk product sales of cold pressed oils and seed expeller byproduct (8,000+ tonnes/year of high-protein animal feed). Pricing is quote-based with order sizes ranging from a few thousand units to several million bottles. The customer base includes national and international brands such as Vita Coco, The Co-operative, Borderfields, Wharfe Valley Oils, Harehope, and Hemp North, with The Co-operative's £100 million One Angel Square headquarters representing a landmark 1.5 million litre/year pure plant oil biofuels contract. Marketing is driven primarily by direct enterprise relationships, BRCGS and organic certifications, and customer testimonials, with no public pricing or digital self-service channel.

Name

Phoenix Group UK

Legal name

Phoenix Group

Website

https://phoenixgroup.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Phoenix Group UK is a privately held B2B contract manufacturer operating the UK's largest cold pressed seed oil facility in Nottinghamshire, providing contract filling, bottling, packing, and seed pressing services for national and international brands including Vita Coco and The Co-operative.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Manufacturing and Co-packing Services

NAICS

Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (311224), Soft Drink Manufacturing (312111)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Tropical Oils Processing (Avocado, Sesame, Peanut, Rice Bran, Grapeseed) (AFAKAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Non-Alcoholic Beverage Co-Packing (Soft Drinks, Juice, RTD) (AFAFAIAB)

Keywords

• Contract manufacturing
• Cold pressed oils
• Contract bottling
• Co-packing services
• Seed pressing

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottinghamshire

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: Phoenix Group generates revenue through contract manufacturing services including contract filling, bottling, packing, and labelling. They process and pack products for third-party brands, handling millions of products annually worth nearly £10 million in combined retail value for customers.
2. Cold Pressed Oil Production: Production and supply of cold pressed seed oils for culinary applications and industrial uses including biofuels. Processing various oil-bearing seeds including rapeseed, camelina, hemp, linseed, pumpkin and sunflower.
3. Seed Expeller and Rapemeal: Sale of seed expeller (animal feed byproduct) containing approximately 10% residual oil. Production of more than 8,000 tonnes per year.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Phoenix Group UK is a contract manufacturer and co-packer that processes and packs liquid food products and cold pressed seed oils for third-party brand owners. Operating from a 40,000 sq ft facility in Nottinghamshire, the company provides end-to-end services spanning seed crushing, oil filtration, liquid filling, bottling, labelling, and despatch. It also produces and sells its own line of cold pressed culinary oils (rapeseed, camelina, hemp, linseed, pumpkin, sunflower) and a high-protein seed expeller animal feed byproduct.

Product overview

Phoenix Group UK is a contract manufacturing and packing services provider that operates as a unified offering rather than a modular platform. The core portfolio centres on contract filling, bottling, and packing services (Contract Filling Services, Contract Bottling, Contract Packing) supported by specialised seed pressing capabilities (Contract Seed Pressing) for cold pressed oil production. These services are delivered through the Phoenix Specialty Oils operating division, which processes and packs millions of bottles annually from a 40,000 sq ft BRCGS AA* accredited facility housing three bottling systems capable of 25+ million bottles per year and five cold presses making it the UK's largest cold pressing facility. The product range includes Cold Pressed Oils (rapeseed, camelina, hemp, linseed, pumpkin, sunflower) and Cold Pressed Seed Expeller/Rapemeal as a high-protein animal feed byproduct. Related services include labelling, shrink wrapping, bagging, and custom packaging solutions. Under the Hammond Food Oils sister company, consumer brands Borderfields, Wharfe Valley Oils, and Harehope offer finished culinary oil products. The Green Dragon brand extends into green fuels/alternative energy markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Green Dragon: Green fuels brand under Phoenix Group for developing and producing 'green fuels' for emerging energy markets.

Products and services

• Contract Filling Services Outsourced specialist packing and filling services that measure, dispense, and fill liquids into bottles or containers, including quality assurance and safety features such as ROPP capping, tamper-evident closures, and foil induction sealing. Accommodates free-flowing liquids such as oils, sauces, beverages, creams, gels, and lotions.
• Contract Bottling Specialised packaging service where liquids are measured, dispensed, and sealed into bottles, accommodating viscous, non-viscous, and semi-viscous products. Bottling lines can fill more than 30,000 bottles a day with automated labelling, capping, and packing.
• Contract Packing Third-party handling of the entire packaging process including filling containers, labelling, and final packaging, ensuring products are packed efficiently, safely, and to the highest quality standards.
• Contract Seed Pressing Specialised service processing seeds to extract high-quality oils using cold pressing techniques. Includes cold pressing of oil-bearing seeds (rapeseed, camelina, hemp, linseed, pumpkin, sunflower) and filtration down to 1 micron purity.
• Cold Pressed Oils Premium-quality cold pressed seed oils extracted using mechanical pressing at low temperatures to preserve nutritional value, flavour, and aroma. Includes rapeseed, camelina, hemp, linseed, pumpkin, and sunflower oils.
• Cold Pressed Seed Expeller (Rapemeal) The shell and flesh remaining after oil extraction, containing approximately 10% residual oil. A high-protein (30%+ protein) animal feed supplement produced at 8,000+ tonnes per year. Can also be used to create briquettes as an alternative to fossil fuels.

Quantifiable outcome

• Handle millions of products annually worth nearly £10 million in combined retail value
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• The Co-operativemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Phoenix commissioned to produce pure plant oil (PPO) for The Co-operative's £100 million sustainable headquarters at One Angel Square, Manchester. Delivers 1.5 million litres per year to fuel tri-generation units. This landmark project showcases Phoenix's capability in producing biofuels for large-scale sustainable energy applications.
• Hammond ProducecoreOthersParent company that established Phoenix Group in 2005. Hammond Produce is a £20 million farming business based in Nottinghamshire with over a century of agricultural expertise. Phoenix is part of the Hammond family group of businesses.
• Hammond Food OilscoreOthersSister company producing consumer brands including Borderfields, Wharfe Valley Oils, and Harehope. Part of the integrated Hammond family of businesses with shared expertise in culinary oils.
• Hammond TransportminorOthersDedicated transport division within the Hammond group ensuring efficient delivery of goods across the UK. Strengthens service levels and supply chain integration.
• T Hammond FarmscoreOthersOriginal farming operation where the group's diversification and growth began over 125 years ago. Growing vegetables, arable and root crops in Nottinghamshire.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Broad incumbents

• Bakkavor Group: UK-listed fresh prepared food contract manufacturer serving major UK grocers. Comparable as a UK B2B co-packer, though Phoenix operates in liquids/oils rather than chilled fresh foods.
• Kerry Group: Global taste and nutrition group with broad co-manufacturing capabilities across food and beverage. Adjacent/overlapping capability with Phoenix's bottling and ingredient manufacturing under a much larger portfolio.
• ADM: Global agricultural processor and oilseed crusher with major presence in edible oils and specialty ingredients. Comparable on the upstream oilseed/crushing side of Phoenix's business.
• Bunge Limited: Global agribusiness and oilseed processor with significant European edible oils footprint. Comparable to Phoenix's oilseed crushing and downstream edible oils supply at much larger scale.
• Cargill: One of the world's largest oilseed processors and ingredient suppliers with extensive UK operations. Comparable as an oilseed crushing and oils ingredients supplier, but at vastly greater scale and broader product range.

Direct peers

• Greencore Group: UK- and Ireland-headquartered contract manufacturer serving major food and FMCG brands across multiple categories. Comparable as a UK-listed B2B co-packer operating at larger scale but with the same contract manufacturing/serving-blue-chip-brands model.
• AAK: Specialty oils and fats co-manufacturer with deep UK and European operations serving branded food customers. Closest direct analogue to Phoenix's cold pressed specialty oils production and downstream bottling for retail brands.
• Treatt plc: UK-listed supplier of specialty natural ingredients including oils and extracts for F&B and personal care customers. Comparable as a UK mid-cap specialty oils producer serving international brand customers.
• Princes Group: UK-headquartered food and drink manufacturer with large co-manufacturing and bottling operations (oils, juices, soft drinks). Directly comparable on UK contract liquid bottling for grocery and foodservice brand-owners.
• Refresco: Global market leader in beverage contract bottling and co-packing. Directly comparable to Phoenix Group's contract bottling arm, especially for the Vita Coco-style RTD beverage co-packing business, with much broader geographic scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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