US fresh foods company Taylor Farms has bought UK-based leafy salad producer Natures Way Foods.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Chichester, England-based Natures Way Foods employs around 1,300 people and produces bagged salads, coleslaw and potato salads.
Management and staff will remain in place post the transaction, according to a statement from Taylor Farms.
Bruce Taylor, chairman and CEO of Taylor Farms, said: “We’re excited to partner with Natures Way Foods and expand our global footprint, continuing to provide nutritious, high-quality products around the world.”
Established in 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 separate statement from Natures Way Foods.
Colin Smith, CEO of Natures Way Foods, said: “To be joining forces with the globally respected producer Taylor Farms is testament to our team’s outstanding work.
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By GlobalData“Being part of the Taylor Farms family will enable us to further invest, innovate and share best practice to continue to deliver for our customers.”
For the financial period to 28 March, Natures Way foods reported a 9.1% rise in revenue to £247.8m ($325.3m), according to a filing with Companies House.
Operating profit increased to £8.7m from £3.7m the previous year, while net profit for the period jumped to £6.3m from £2.2m.
Headquartered in Salinas, California, family-owned Taylor Farms has facilities across the US, Canada, and Mexico. It generates revenue of $7.3bn.
The deal follows Taylor Farms’ purchase of Bonduelle’s packaged salads business in Germany earlier this year, a transaction completed alongside Foodiverse, the Spanish company in which Taylor Farms invested in 2023.
In December, Taylor Farms also took a stake in Hessing, a Netherlands-based processor and distributor of fresh produce serving Germany, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands.
The group carried out a voluntary recall last year of certain yellow onions supplied to fast-food chains after an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers in October 2024.
The onions originated from Taylor Farms’ Colorado Springs facility and were distributed to McDonald’s and other restaurants.
