Greencore has announced the completion of its acquisition of Bakkavor, creating a new leader in convenience food. The milestone marks the start of a new chapter for Greencore as it prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary and set the stage for industry-defining growth.

The combined business brings together 28,000 colleagues across 36 locations in the UK and US, producing 3,200 products across more than 20 categories.

Each year, the new Greencore will deliver approximately:

• 1 billion sandwiches, salads, sushi and other food-to-go items

• 400 million chilled prepared meals

• 260 million desserts

• 125 million pizzas

This scale makes Greencore the world’s largest fresh pre-packed sandwich maker and a major force in convenience food across every eating occasion, from breakfast and lunch through to dinner.

By bringing together two businesses with deep customer trust and strong supplier partnerships, Greencore now offers one of the most comprehensive product ranges in the industry. Its products are available across the UK in supermarkets, travel hubs, discounters, coffee shops and other key food-to-go destinations.

The increased scale also strengthens Greencore’s ability to deliver positive sustainability impact across its operations, supply chain and the communities it serves.

Dalton Philips, CEO of Greencore, said: “This year we celebrate Greencore’s 100th anniversary, and bringing together our two great businesses marks another significant milestone in that long history. We now have the scale, expertise and ambition to lead the way in convenience food – delivering even more for our customers and creating exciting opportunities for our colleagues. With the continued support and hard work of our teams, our focus is on making Greencore a great place to work, successfully growing the business and continuing to deliver for all our stakeholders.”

Greencore is the UK’s leading convenience food manufacturer, delivering industry-leading innovation to create high-quality, fresh and convenient food for customers and consumers.

The business supplies all major UK supermarkets, convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice providers and other retailers. Its portfolio spans all meal occasions, including sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, ready meals, pizza and bread, chilled soups and sauces, quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, frozen Yorkshire puddings, dips and desserts.

Greencore is also a well-established national manufacturer of fresh meals for grocery retailers in the US, producing fresh meals, breads, dips, soups, sauces and burritos from manufacturing facilities in California, Texas and North Carolina.

Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, the combined entity generated approximately £4 billion in revenue in FY25 and employs around 28,000 people.

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