Cooper Butchers

What Cooper Butchers does

Cooper Butchers is a privately-held food and beverage company founded in 1982 and based in Bellshill, United Kingdom. The company operates in the distribution of fresh meats, cooked meats, and bakery products, serving customers in its local market area. With a current headcount of 1-10 employees, Cooper Butchers qualifies as a micro-entity under UK business classifications.

The company's business model centers on the wholesale or retail distribution of perishable food products, though specific go-to-market mechanics (direct-to-consumer, B2B wholesale, retail counter, etc.) cannot be determined from the available data. No pricing information, customer segments, distribution channels, or technology infrastructure details are available in the input data. The company's website (cooperbutchers.com) was inaccessible during data gathering, displaying only a verification/loading page rather than substantive corporate content.

No management team, ownership structure, funding history, subsidiaries, certifications, partnerships, or operational details could be verified. The absence of accessible corporate information—combined with the very small employee count and long operating history—suggests Cooper Butchers may be a long-standing family-owned or owner-operated small business. The input data represents a significant information gap for any deeper analytical claims about revenue, growth, competitive positioning, or strategic direction.

Name

Cooper Butchers

Website

https://cooperbutchers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cooper Butchers is a UK-based food and beverage company, founded in 1982 and headquartered in Bellshill, that distributes fresh meats, cooked meats, and bakery products with a 1-10 employee micro-entity operating profile.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meat and Food Distribution

NAICS

Meat Retailers (44524)

SIC

Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Butcher Shops & Meat Markets (CRAHAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Further Processing (Cooked, Smoked, Cured & Deli Meats) (AFAKALAD)

Keywords

• Meat distribution
• Fresh meat supply
• Cooked meats
• Bakery products
• Food wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellshill

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Core offering

Cooper Butchers is a food and beverage distributor operating from Bellshill, United Kingdom, that supplies fresh meats, cooked meats, and bakery products. The company focuses on distributing these product categories to downstream buyers in the UK food market. Founded in 1982, it operates with a small team of 1–10 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fresh Meats Distribution of fresh meats to UK food industry buyers from Cooper Butchers' Bellshill base.
• Cooked Meats Distribution of cooked/prepared meats to UK food industry buyers.
• Bakery Products Distribution of bakery products to UK food industry buyers.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• Donald Russell: Long-established UK mail-order/DTC butcher and meat producer. Comparable as a heritage British meat brand extending fresh, dry-aged, and cooked meat ranges through home delivery, representing the scale and channel Cooper Butchers could pursue.
• Berry's Butchers & Farmers: UK butcher operating farms, retail, and online orders for fresh meat, sausages, and cooked items. Comparable on the integrated farm-to-counter model and on multi-channel distribution to retail and wholesale customers.
• field&flower: UK DTC butcher and ready-meal producer shipping fresh and cooked meats nationwide. Comparable as a multi-decade British meat business extended into subscription/e-commerce — a useful proxy for the digital/fulfilment capability Cooper Butchers would need to scale.
• Cannon & Cannon: London-based charcuterie and British cured-meat specialist serving retail and hospitality. Comparable on the cooked/cured-meat product layer and on B2B catering supply within the UK specialty meat category.
• The Ginger Pig: Established London butcher with multi-site retail and an online ordering/delivery channel for fresh meats, cooked meats, and pies. Closely comparable on product scope (fresh + cooked + bakery-adjacent items) and on the model of a heritage UK butcher brand extending into DTC.
• HG Walter: London-based artisan butcher offering fresh cuts, cured/cooked meats, and catering supply. Directly comparable as a UK specialty butcher with both retail/producer and B2B hospitality supply motion.
• Aubrey Allen: UK specialty butcher supplying restaurants, hotels, and households with fresh and cooked meats. Directly comparable on the B2B hospitality supply capability layered onto a heritage butcher brand.

Emerging players

• Pipers Farm: UK online butcher specialising in native-breed, slow-grown meat delivered direct to households. Partial overlap on provenance-led DTC meat; useful comparable for how a small UK producer scales via e-commerce rather than retail build-out.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CooperButchers
• Facebookfacebook.com/CooperButchers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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