PK Foods

What PK Foods does

PK Foods is a family-run independent grocery retailer operating two physical storefronts in Lancashire, North West England. Founded in 2005 with its flagship store at 239-241 Audley Range, Blackburn, the company added a second branch in Bolton in 2012 and has not expanded further since. The business serves local residents in these two communities with four core product categories: fresh fruit and vegetables delivered daily, everyday groceries, Halal HMC-certified meat and poultry, and an extensive frozen food range.

The operating model is a traditional walk-in retail format. Customers visit stores in person during extended hours (Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 8:00pm, Sunday 9:30am to 7:00pm) to purchase products at the point of sale. There is no e-commerce, online ordering, click-and-collect, or delivery service, and the company website is a basic Google Sites page providing only store addresses, contact details, and category information. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer through the two physical locations, with no wholesale or B2B channels referenced.

Revenue is generated entirely through point-of-sale transactions across the two stores. The company is privately held, family-run, and bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or institutional ownership. Headcount is approximately 7 employees across both sites, and no management team, leadership changes, or formal corporate structure is publicly documented. The company holds no patents, awards, or partnerships beyond the HMC halal certification applicable to its meat and poultry category.

Name

PK Foods

Website

https://pkfoods.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Short description

PK Foods is a family-run independent grocery retailer operating two physical stores in Blackburn and Bolton, Lancashire, UK, serving local communities with groceries, daily fresh produce, halal HMC-certified meat, and frozen foods on a walk-in retail basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grocery Retail

NAICS

Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) (445110), Other Specialty Food Retailers (44529)

SIC

Retail-Grocery Stores (5411)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAHAFAF

Southeast Asian Grocery Stores

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Ethnic & International Grocery Stores

Keywords

• Grocery retail
• Halal meat
• Fresh produce
• Frozen foods
• Community supermarket

Headquarters

HQ city

Blackburn

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Grocery Sales: Revenue generated through point-of-sale transactions at two physical retail locations. Customers purchase products directly from shelves, paying at checkout for groceries, fresh produce, halal meat, and frozen foods. This is a traditional retail model with no subscription or recurring revenue components.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

PK Foods is a family-run grocery retailer operating two physical stores in Blackburn and Bolton, UK, selling everyday groceries, fresh fruit and vegetables delivered daily, halal HMC-certified meat and poultry, and an extensive selection of frozen foods. The business serves local Lancashire communities through walk-in retail only, with no online ordering, delivery, or wholesale channels.

Product overview

PK Foods operates as a dual-branch grocery retailer offering a unified product portfolio across four main categories: Fresh Fruit & Vegetables (delivered daily), Groceries (everyday items), Halal HMC-certified Meat & Poultry, and Frozen Foods. The company serves the Blackburn and Bolton communities from two physical retail locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Haji Baba: UK South Asian / halal supermarket chain serving the British Muslim community with groceries, fresh produce, halal meat and household items. Closely comparable to PK Foods in product mix (groceries + halal meat + fresh produce), target customer, and small-format multi-site retail model.
• TFC Supermarkets: UK South Asian supermarket chain operating physical stores with groceries, halal meat and fresh produce. Comparable to PK Foods on customer base, product assortment, and multi-site ethnic grocery format.
• Quality Food Centre: UK-based halal/South Asian grocery retailer with physical stores offering groceries, halal meat and household goods. Directly comparable to PK Foods on assortment, customer segment, and community-led ethnic grocery positioning.
• Lahore Superstore: UK-based South Asian / halal supermarket operating physical stores and online with groceries, halal meat and fresh produce. Comparable to PK Foods in target market, product mix, and multi-channel retail approach.
• Kashmir Superstore: UK-based South Asian / Kashmiri-focused grocery store selling halal groceries, fresh produce and household goods. Comparable to PK Foods' Lancashire catchment on community-focused halal grocery format.

Broad incumbents

• Bestway Wholesale: UK wholesale group that supplies many independent ethnic/halal grocery retailers, including symbol-group operators. Comparable as an incumbent in the same supply chain and customer base PK Foods serves, though operating at wholesale rather than retail level.
• Farmfoods: UK frozen-food and grocery discount retailer operating physical stores in value-led catchments including Lancashire. Comparable as a multi-site grocery competitor serving similar value-oriented shoppers in the same regional market.
• Iceland: UK frozen-food specialist retailer with national multi-site footprint including Lancashire. Comparable on frozen-assortment product category overlap and physical grocery competition in PK Foods' catchments.
• Tesco: UK's largest grocery retailer with a growing halal-certified range, online ordering and home delivery. Comparable as a broad grocery incumbent competing for the same local Lancashire shoppers on range, price and convenience.
• Aldi: UK discount grocer with extensive Lancashire presence and an expanding halal product range. Comparable as a price-led incumbent competing directly with PK Foods on value grocery and frozen/ambient staples.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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