Fulton's Foods
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| Trading name | Fulton's Foods |
|---|---|
| Type | Public company |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Headquarters | Darton, South Yorkshire |
| Key people | Kevin Gunter, Managing Director |
Fulton's Foods is a frozen food retailer chain based in Darton in South Yorkshire and operating throughout the Midlands and North of England.
History
A branch of Fultons Foods in Bramley, Leeds.
The Company was founded by Jack Fulton in 1960 as a poultry business.[1]
It diversified into frozen foods in 1974 using the company name Frozen Value Ltd [2] and was then subject to a management buy-in, financed by 3i Group,[3] in August 1997 when Kevin Gunter took control of the business.[2]
It opened a 70,000 sq ft (6,500 m2) depot in Darton, near Barnsley in October 2005.[1]
In 2013, the company was re-branded Fulton's Foods.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shop profile: Jack Fulton: Frozen Value to grow across UK The Grocer, 2 February 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fulton Foods Sponsor Doncaster Rovers Belles
- ↑ Rank: 67 Frozen Value Fast Track
- ↑ Frozen food retailers Iceland, Heron Foods and Frozen Value eye former Blockbuster stores Retail Week, 5 March 2013
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