Redfox Executive Selection

Name

Redfox Executive Selection

Legal name

Redfox Executive Selection Ltd

Website

https://redfoxexecutive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Recruitment Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Consumer & Retail Leadership Search (BPACAAAG), Industrial & Engineering Leadership Search (BPACAAAD)

Keywords

• Executive recruitment
• Agri-food recruitment
• Fresh produce recruitment
• Horticulture executive search
• Food sector staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Recruitment Placement Fees: Executive recruitment services for permanent and interim positions in the food, agriculture, and horticulture sectors. Revenue generated through successful candidate placements, likely on a success-fee or retained search basis typical of executive search firms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Redfox Executive Selection is a specialist UK-based recruitment consultancy placing senior executives and managers within the agri-food, fresh produce, food manufacturing, retail, horticulture, and forestry sectors. It delivers permanent executive search alongside interim management solutions, sourcing candidates across the UK and international markets including Europe and East Africa. The consultancy works with employers ranging from large international companies to small family-owned businesses to match senior candidates to their requirements.

Product overview

Redfox Executive Selection operates as a single, unified recruitment consultancy offering executive selection and interim recruitment solutions. The core service is executive/permanent recruitment placement, supported by interim staffing services and a candidate database. The company does not operate a modular software platform but rather provides human-led recruitment services across multiple specialist sectors including fresh produce, food, agriculture, horticulture, vertical farming, and retail.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Selection Services Senior-level permanent recruitment consultancy services placing executives and senior professionals in the fresh produce, food, agri-business, and horticulture sectors for employer clients.
• Interim Recruitment Solutions Temporary and interim staffing solutions providing organisations with skilled professionals for short-term, project-based, or acting management roles across the agri-food sectors.
• Candidate CV Database A database of pre-screened senior candidates available for placement, allowing employers to submit jobs and access specialist sector talent through the firm's website.

Named customers22 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• African Agricultural and Horticultural Consultancy (unnamed)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRedfox is commencing a major international talent search programme across Africa in partnership with one of the continent's most progressive and highly respected agricultural and horticultural consultancies. This partnership enables Redfox to engage with middle-management through to senior-level individuals across broad agricultural and food production disciplines including horticulture, floriculture, plantation crops, commercial farming, livestock, aquaculture, forestry, and food manufacturing.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tailored Search & Selection: Food and consumer goods specialist executive search firm serving UK and European clients. Overlaps with Redfox on fresh produce and food manufacturing mandates at senior management level.
• De Lacy Executive Recruitment: Specialist agricultural and agri-food executive search firm operating in the UK and internationally. Directly comparable in targeting senior and board-level appointments across farming, fresh produce, and food production.
• Cubiq Recruitment: Food and drink industry specialist recruiter covering commercial, technical, and operational roles across UK manufacturers, growers and retailers. Comparable in niche focus and SME employer base.
• Henderson Brown Recruitment: Specialist recruiter for the UK food, fresh produce, agri-business and horticulture sectors, placing commercial, technical and operational leadership. Closely comparable vertical specialism and customer profile to Redfox.
• AgRecruit: Agriculture-specific recruitment agency serving UK and international farm businesses with both permanent and interim placements. Overlapping sector coverage and similar talent-pool-led execution model.
• MorePeople: UK-based specialist recruitment consultancy focused on the food, fresh produce, horticulture and agricultural sectors. Closely comparable to Redfox in vertical focus, executive-level placement remit, and UK SME/mid-market client base.

Broad incumbents

• Michael Page Food & Beverage: Global recruitment brand with a UK food, beverage and agri-business practice. Targets similar mid-to-senior commercial and technical roles but as part of a much larger generalist platform.
• REED Food, Drink & Hospitality: Large UK generalist recruiter with a dedicated food, drink and fresh produce vertical. Competes for the same enterprise clients but operates at much greater scale and breadth across all sectors.
• Robert Walters Food & FMCG: International recruitment firm with a UK food, fresh produce and consumer goods specialism. Overlaps with Redfox on senior commercial and supply-chain appointments but offers broader sector coverage.
• Hays Life Sciences (Food & Beverage): Major global recruiter covering food manufacturing, agri-business and retail support functions across the UK. Provides an alternative for clients considering generalist firms for technical and operational hires.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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