Argent Group Europe Ltd

Group Heritage

The Group was originally formed in 1997, in conjunction with a private equity partner to purchase a number of assets from Hillsdown Holdings plc. In 2010, the senior management team successfully completed a management buy-out, providing long-term stability and guaranteeing the future development of the Group.

Since inception, the Group has experienced significant organic growth, with a focus on our core capabilities to sustain a competitive edge. During this time we have been active investors in buying and selling businesses. Our turnover is in excess of £500 million, we have over 900 employees and a financially strong balance sheet. The diversity of our businesses within the food industry affords a level of resilience to the economic cycle, as demonstrated during the recent recession.

Group Overview

The head office for the Group is located in London, with operations largely based in the UK. The Group also operates businesses in Western Europe and New Zealand. Our activities are focused on the food and animal by-products sectors and principally concern the processing, manufacture, supply and marketing of fresh fruit and produce, meat, poultry, and the manufacture and processing of leather.

We have established a strong presence within the UK fruit sector supplying retail supermarkets. We add value by working with growers of fruit to develop and produce the finest fruit available in the market. This assists the Group to introduce new products into the market place, enabling us to react and influence fluctuating consumer trends. It is our ability to adapt and innovate that places us as the premier supplier of soft fruit in the country. We also invest and participate in exclusive fruit variety breeding programs on a worldwide basis.

We operate several companies within the meat industry. This includes the UK’s largest catering butcher, which supplies meat to a variety of customers that share a common need for consistent product quality and high service levels. Our customers include Michelin star restaurants, luxury hotels and an array of the UK’s largest chain restaurants, pubs, caterers and cruise operators.

Additionally, we operate a tannery and fellmongery business in New Zealand, which supplies deer leather to luxury brands and also undertakes toll processing activities for third parties.

Group Values

We are a forward looking Group and our business model operates on two levels:

our subsidiaries enjoy a high level of autonomy and responsibility for managing their business strategy to create value
there is a small corporate centre responsible for managing the Group’s portfolio and corporate strategy to create value

We maintain high standards of business ethics and integrity, offer outstanding customer service and focus on delivering the highest quality. We have built a reputation founded on these values and they remain vital to the long-term performance of the Group. Our management teams offer industry leading expertise and we recognise the importance of investing in our people to attract, retain and develop highly skilled employees.

To find out more about the individual companies within the Group please follow the links below to visit their respective websites.

Our brands

The Poupart Group is one of the UK’s leading fresh produce companies and supplies quality soft-fruit, top-fruit, stone-fruit, citrus, cherries, grapes and a host of other products to leading supermarkets and the non-retail sector.

BerryWorld are experts in international berry breeding and marketing, bringing the best new soft fruit varieties to market. With over 20 years’ experience developing the market, working with a dedicated global grower base and presence in multiple retail sectors around the world, we are a trusted provider to the leading retailers and food and catering specialist.

OrchardWorld was founded in 1989 as a specialist in the field of procurement and marketing of fresh top fruit. Today, it is one of the leading suppliers of apples and pears to the UK's supermarket industry.

Poupart Citrus is a specialist marketer of citrus products to the UK multiple sector.
Poupart Citrus believe in building close relationships with our trading partners, ensuring that we satisfy our customers' needs.

Poupart Imports supplies high quality fresh produce to the UK non-supermarket sector.

Norton Folgate specialises in the sale and distribution of cherries and stone fruit to UK multiple retailers and foodservice customers.

Fairfax Meadow is the UK’s largest national catering butcher with an unrivalled reputation within the food service industry.

Belwood Foods is major producer of UK mechanically deboned poultry meat, supplying customers worldwide.

Tendercut Meats are processors and packers of high quality own label and branded meats, specialising in frozen lamb, pork & beef, sourcing the majority of its primal cuts from New Zealand.

New Zealand Light Leathers is the world’s largest supplier of deer leather from New Zealand farmed deer. It is recognised internationally for producing accessory and garment leather of exceptional handle, colour and finish.

Contact information

Please note that The Argent Group do not entertain any unsolicited phone calls.

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