Valeo Foods

Valeo Foods
Private
Industry Food production, Food service
Founded 2010
Headquarters Dublin, Ireland
Area served
 Ireland, UK & Italy
Key people
 Seamus Kearney (CEO)
Oliver Sutherland (CCO)
Joe Walsh (COO)
Brendan Feeney (CFO)
Products Biscuits, Healthy snacking, Savoury snacking, Home baking , Fruit preserves, Canned vegetables, Canned fish, Culinary ingredients, Condiments, Stocks, Meal ingredients, Mediterranean foods, Juice, Confectionery, Professional food ingredients, Out of home food and beverage solutions
Owner CapVest & Origin Enterprises Plc[1]
Number of employees
 750
Website www.valeofoods.com

Valeo Foods is a producer of branded food products with a portfolio of 20 food brands that includes Rowse Honey, Odlums, Batchelors, Jacob's, Roma, Chef, Shamrock and Erin. The business combines food production, brand development, distribution and sales.

History

Valeo Foods was established in September 2010 through the merger of Batchelors, a manufacturer and retail category partner[2] of a number of Ireland’s best known food and drink brands, and Origin Foods, the food division of Irish-based Origin Enterprises Plc.[3]

In August 2011, the company acquired Jacob Fruitfield, a leading producer of biscuits, sauces and preserves, creating Ireland’s largest ambient food (Shelf-stable food) supplier to the grocery trade and a prominent supplier to the UK market.[4] In March 2014 Valeo Foods added Rowse Honey, the largest producer of honey and the category leader in the UK, to its growing stable of brands.[5]

In June 2015, Valeo Foods announced its acquisition of Balconi, a leading Italian food producer that specializes in the production of sponge based cake products, wafers and biscuits.[6]

Products

Valeo Foods has over 20 food brands including:


In addition, Valeo Foods distributes a wide range of agency brands including:

Operations

Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, the company operates from four in-house manufacturing facilities based in Ireland and the UK, a 225,000 sq. ft. central distribution centre and additional offices in Belfast and Oxfordshire.[7]

Odlums Mill

References

  1. ↑ "Origin Foods & Batchelors merge to form Valeo". RTÉ News. 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  2. ↑ http://www.bordbiavantage.ie/marketingbusiness/place/irishmarket/retail/pages/categorymanagement.aspx
  3. ↑ "CapVest To Merge Origin Foods With Batchelors To Form Valeo Foods; To Hold 55% Stake". Reuters. September 10, 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Percival, Geoff (2011-08-09). "Valeo Foods buys Jacob Fruitfield". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  5. ↑ "Rowse honey buy to boost Valeo's UK presence". Just-food.com. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  6. ↑ Mark Paul (May 6, 2015). "Valeo to seal €200 million Italian deal". Irish Times. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Valeo Foods on". Top1000.ie. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
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