Us Group Taylor Farms Snaps Up Uk’s natures way Foods

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US caller foods institution Taylor Farms has bought UK-based leafy crockery shaper Natures Way Foods.  

Financial position of nan transaction were not disclosed.  

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Bruce Taylor, chairman and CEO of Taylor Farms, said: “We’re excited to partner pinch Natures Way Foods and grow our world footprint, continuing to supply nutritious, high-quality products astir nan world.” 

Established successful 1994 by brothers Robert and David Langmead, Natures Way Foods supplies UK supermarkets including Tesco, Aldi, and Morrisons, along with foodservice customers McDonald’s, KFC and Pret a Manger, according to a abstracted connection from Natures Way Foods.  

Colin Smith, CEO of Natures Way Foods, said: “To beryllium joining forces pinch nan globally respected shaper Taylor Farms is testament to our team’s outstanding work.  

“Being portion of nan Taylor Farms family will alteration america to further invest, innovate and stock champion believe to proceed to present for our customers.” 

For the financial period to 28 March, Natures Way foods reported a 9.1% emergence successful gross to £247.8m ($325.3m), according to a filing pinch Companies House.

Operating profit accrued to £8.7m from £3.7m nan erstwhile year, while nett profit for nan play jumped to £6.3m from £2.2m. 

Headquartered successful Salinas, California, family-owned Taylor Farms has accommodation crossed nan US, Canada, and Mexico. It generates gross of $7.3bn.

The woody follows Taylor Farms’ purchase of Bonduelle’s packaged salads business successful Germany earlier this year, a transaction completed alongside Foodiverse, nan Spanish institution successful which Taylor Farms invested successful 2023.  

In December, Taylor Farms also took a stake in Hessing, a Netherlands-based processor and supplier of caller nutrient serving Germany, Belgium, Denmark and nan Netherlands. 

The group carried retired a voluntary recall last twelvemonth of definite yellowish onions supplied to fast-food chains aft an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers successful October 2024.  

The onions originated from Taylor Farms’ Colorado Springs installation and were distributed to McDonald’s and different restaurants.