Valeo Foods


Valeo Foods is a pan-European producer of branded food and beverage products. The company has a portfolio of over 50 international food brands which are sold across 90 countries globally, including Rowse Honey, Odlums, Batchelors, Jacob's, Balconi, and Kelkin. 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 of a number of Ireland’s best known food and drink brands, and Origin Foods, the food division of Irish-based Origin Enterprises Plc.
In August 2011, the company acquired Jacob Fruitfield, a producer of biscuits, sauces and preserves, creating Ireland’s largest ambient food supplier to the grocery trade and a supplier to the UK market. In March 2014 Valeo Foods added Rowse Honey, the largest producer of honey and the category leader in the UK, to its brands.
In June 2015, Valeo Foods announced its acquisition of Balconi, an Italian food producer that specializes in sponge cake, wafers and biscuits.
On 28 July 2015, Origin Enterprises plc, announced the disposal of its 32% equity interest in the consumer foods group Valeo Foods Group Limited to CapVest Partners LLP.
In August 2018, Valeo Foods announced completion of its acquisition of Tangerine Confectionery.
In 2019, the law firm Walker Morris advised Valeo Foods, on the sale of Nimbus Foods Limited to Meadow Foods Limited, the UK’s leading supplier of dairy based ingredients.

Products

Valeo Foods has over 20 food brands including:
In addition, Valeo Foods distributes a wide range of agency brands including:
Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, the company operates from seven in-house manufacturing facilities based in Ireland, Italy and the UK, and additional offices in Dublin, Belfast, Oxfordshire and Milan.