Venturepak Limited

What Venturepak Limited does

Venturepak Limited is a UK-based rigid plastic packaging manufacturer established in May 2021 by Martin Barber and Matt Buckley, headquartered in St Helens, Merseyside. The company specialises in tamper-evident polypropylene containers spanning 30ml to 30L capacities, serving food service, ice cream, confectionery, meal prep, and entertainment/catering sectors. Its product portfolio includes plastic buckets with lids, ice cream containers including Napoli-style tubs, meal prep containers, popcorn and candy floss buckets, and recycled plastic buckets in round, square, and rectangular formats.

The company's technical offering centres on injection-moulded polypropylene with tamper-evident closure design, supplemented by in-mould labelling (IML) services that integrate graphics into the container wall during the moulding cycle for durable, brand-specific packaging. This IML capability allows the company to move from commodity container supply into specification-driven, higher-margin decorated packaging. The firm holds BRC Global Standards Grade A+ certification and FDA approval, qualifying it for regulated food-contact and pharmaceutical-adjacent supply chains.

Venturepak operates as a bootstrapped private company with 1-10 employees, generating revenue through direct sales of packaging products and custom IML services. The business model is asset-light for a manufacturer at this scale, relying on standard injection-moulding supply rather than proprietary process technology. No public funding rounds, customer logos, or financial disclosures are available, limiting visibility into revenue mix, customer concentration, and unit economics. The strategic posture is that of a niche specialist using food-safety credentials and product breadth across adjacent verticals as the primary commercial lever.

Name

Venturepak Limited

Legal name

Venturepak Limited

Website

https://venturepak.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Venturepak Limited is a UK-based plastic packaging manufacturer founded in 2021, producing tamper-evident polypropylene containers (30ml to 30L) and in-mould labelled packaging for food service, ice cream, confectionery, and meal prep customers with BRC Grade A+ certification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261), All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (326199)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMANAFAE

Consumer Products Injection Molding (Housewares, Toys, Personal Care)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Plastics & Rubber Manufacturing/Injection-Molded Plastics Manufacturing

Keywords

• Plastic packaging containers
• Tamper-evident packaging
• Food-grade polypropylene
• In-mould labelling
• Injection-moulded containers

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Helens

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Plastic Packaging Product Sales: Direct B2B sales of injection moulded plastic containers (tubs, pots, buckets) ranging from 30ml to 30 litres. Products sold in various shapes (rectangle, round, square) and configurations with food-grade polypropylene material. Revenue generated through one-time product purchases with no subscription component.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Venturepak Limited manufactures and supplies injection-moulded tamper-evident plastic packaging in the form of tubs, pots, and buckets made from food-grade polypropylene. The product range spans 30ml to 30 litres across round, square, and rectangular shapes and is targeted at food manufacturers, ice cream producers, catering companies, meal prep businesses, and non-food industrial customers in the UK.

Product overview

Venturepak Limited is a supplier of tamper-evident plastic packaging, offering a unified portfolio of injection-moulded containers, pots, and buckets. The core product line includes containers (round, square, rectangular), plastic buckets with lids, ice cream containers with lids, meal prep containers, popcorn and candy floss buckets, and recycled plastic buckets. All products are manufactured from food-grade polypropylene, range from 30ml to 30 litres in volume, and conform to BRC Global Standards. The portfolio is complemented by In-Mould Labelling (IML) services for custom branding. Products are stocked at the facility in St Helens, Merseyside, with 1-3 day delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tamper-Evident Plastic Containers

Quantifiable outcome

• Products conform to highest food safety and hygiene regulations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Pactiv Evergreen: Large North American foodservice and consumer packaging manufacturer offering injection-moulded and thermoformed containers for ice cream, ready meals, and takeaways. Broad incumbent with overlapping product format.
• Huhtamaki: Global food packaging group with a strong Europe presence supplying injection-moulded and thermoformed tubs, cups, and buckets for ice cream, ready meals, and foodservice. Compares as a broad incumbent with overlapping product lines.
• Coveris: European rigid and flexible packaging manufacturer producing injection-moulded and thermoformed containers for food, dairy, and consumer goods. A broad incumbent operating in overlapping product categories with Venturepak.
• Sealed Air: Global packaging manufacturer best known for protective packaging but with growing rigid food container lines. A broad incumbent with partial overlap in food-grade plastic packaging categories relevant to Venturepak.
• RPC Group (Berry Global): RPC was the UK's largest rigid plastics packaging group, acquired by Berry Global in 2019, making Berry a broad incumbent offering injection-moulded food containers, rigid packaging, and an extensive IML portfolio across Europe.

Direct peers

• Greiner Packaging: Austrian-listed rigid plastics packaging producer specialising in injection-moulded and IML-decorated food containers for dairy, ice cream, and convenience foods. Closely matches Venturepak in moulding process, food-grade PP use, and IML branding capability.
• Faerch Plast: Denmark-headquartered manufacturer of rigid food-grade plastic packaging containers using injection and thermoforming, serving ready meals, dairy, and convenience food brands across Europe. Directly comparable to Venturepak in process, material (PP), and customer base.
• Sabert Corporation: US-based manufacturer of rigid food packaging containers and IML-decorated tubs for foodservice and retail brands. Comparable in product category (plastic food containers with tamper-evident lids) and IML customisation capability.

Emerging players

• Petainer UK: UK-based manufacturer of large-format PET and PP rigid containers for food and beverage applications including brewing and bulk food. Emerging peer with overlapping UK presence and plastic container product format.
• Detpak (Detmold Group): Australia-based foodservice packaging producer with growing global reach, supplying injection-moulded and IML-decorated containers to QSR and takeaway chains. An emerging peer with comparable product format and customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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