The two food businesses are category leaders in private-label chilled party foods and dips and deli fillings, with a combined turnover of over £160m and over 1,150 employees
The Complete Food Group announced that SK and Zorba Foods have been acquired from The Entrepreneurial Food Group.
The two food businesses are category leaders in private-label chilled party foods and dips and deli fillings, with a combined turnover of over £160m and over 1,150 employees.
Both are the company’s latest strategic acquisitions as the company continue the journey to become the UK’s number one chilled-prepared food company.
With significant existing market share within the branded and private label chilled Mediterranean deli and Olives and Antipasti categories, the company is adding SK Foods and Zorba Foods’ complementary products to the growing portfolio, gaining access to a range of new categories and expanding the company’s production capabilities.
Formed in 1987, Teesside-based SK Foods employs over 770 people and specialises in high-quality, globally inspired party foods including Indian, Oriental, Tex Mex, Mediterranean, and Traditional British favourites. It holds around 40 per cent of the market share for private-label party foods outside of the Christmas period and became part of The Entrepreneurial Food Group in 1999.
South Wales-based Zorba Foods was formed in 1976. Now employing nearly 380 people at its Gwent site, it started creating authentic Greek houmous, before expanding to cover a range of Greek, Traditional, Tex Mex and Asian-inspired dips and sauces, alongside soups, for retail and food service. It holds around 25 per cent share of the private label dips market and became part of the Entrepreneurial Food Group in 2003.
