Ellie Horvath
At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 101 Food Processing companies in London. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Food Processing Companies & Startups (London)
Urban Legend
| Founders | Unknown |
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Urban Legend is a food processing company, specializes in making low-fat donuts with low calorific value, but high nutritional value.
Raw Halo
| Founders | Meg Haggar |
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Raw Halo is an award-winning raw chocolate brand.
SimplyCook
| Founders | Halvor Knoph, Oli Ashness, Sam Tierney |
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SimplyCook offers home recipe kits with easy step-by-step guides to cook restaurant-quality food in less than 20 minutes.
Mindful Chef
| Founders | Giles Humphries, Myles Hopper, Robert Grieg-Gran |
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Mindful Chef delivers all the fresh ingredients you need to create delicious, heathy meals.
Livia’s
| Founders | Olivia Wollenberg |
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Livia’s specialises in creating “better for you” sweet treats.
Better Nature
| Founders | Amadeus Ahnan, Christopher Kong, Elin Roberts, Fabio Rinaldo |
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By leveraging proprietary technologies, Better Nature is one of the UK’s fastest growing clean-label meat alternative startups.
Gousto
| Founders | James Carter, Timo Boldt |
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Gousto is an online meal-kit manufacturer and retailer, using AI and automation to provide extensive choice and personalisation.
Propercorn
| Founders | Cassandra Stavrou, Paul Fisher, Ryan Kohn |
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“Done Properly” extends far beyond our popcorn
Pip&Nut
| Founders | Pippa Murray |
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Pip & Nut Makers of delicious all-natural nut butter.
Minor Figures
| Founders | Jonathan Chiu, Stuart Forsyth, Will Rixon |
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Minor Figures is a cold brew coffee that aims to make cold brew more accessible whilst upholding the quality and values.
BKD
| Founders | Adelle Smith |
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BKD provides fun baking events, classes, and parties as well as handmade and hand-mixed innovative baking kits for kids.
GROUNDED
| Founders | Gabriel Bean |
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GROUNDED makes functional plant-based drinks without the cr*p.
Weedingtech
| Founders | Ben Goldsmith |
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Weedingtech is a British company that designs and manufactures innovative weed control technologies for the amenity and utility markets.
SafetyNet Technologies
| Founders | Aran Dasan, Daniel Watson, Nadia Laabs |
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SafetyNet Technologies designs and builds trusted and valued solutions that enable sustainable practices in the fishing industry
Kafoodle
| Founders | Kim Antoniou, Tarryn Gorre |
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Award-winning B2B SaaS company in foodtech on a mission to improve health by connecting people with the food they need.
Doisy & Dam
| Founders | Edward Smith, Richard Wilkinson |
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Doisy & Dam makes and package everything by hand in the UK, using globally sourced ingredients and the highest quality organic chocolate.
Freed Foods
| Founders | Daniel Zachmann, David Ventura, Tomas Mesa |
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Free’d is the UK’s most exciting gluten free brand. With over 50 stockists throughout East and North London.
Rubies in the Rubble
| Founders | Jenny Costa |
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Rubies in the Rubble is a sustainable food brand, making high quality relishes and jams out of surplus supplies.
Pronto Technology
| Founders | James Roy Poulter, Simone D’Amico |
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Healthy meals to your desk or door, fast.
Oppo Ice Cream
| Founders | Charlie Thuillier, Harry Thuillier |
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Oppo Ice Cream provides a wide range of ice creams such as madagascan vanilla, mint choc swirl, and salted caramel.
Winebuyers
| Founders | Ben Revell |
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Winebuyers is an exclusive online wine club with a simple mission.
HonestBrew
| Founders | Andrew Reeve |
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HonestBrew is an online craft beer retailer, sourcing and stocking the best craft beers from independent breweries.
Real Good Food
| Founders | Peter Totte |
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Real Good Food is a Cake Decoration, Food Ingredients and Premium Bakery.
The Ethical Butcher
| Founders | Farshad Kazemian, Glen Burrows |
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The Ethical Butcher is a startup specialised in the ethical meat industry
Zotto
| Founders | Farry Qazi |
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Zotto is the leading provider for enterprise applications for the hospitality industries, we provide integrated cloud based system.
Daisy Green Collection
| Founders | Prue Freeman, Thomas Onions |
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The Daisy Green Collection brings relaxed and buzzing Australian food and coffee culture to London.
Emily Crisps
| Founders | Emily Wong |
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Emily Crisps is a food start-up that aim to provide health-conscious consumers with the opportunity to indulge in ‘guilt-free’ snacking.
Hunter & Gather Foods
| Founders | Amy Moring, Jefferson Webster |
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H&G created the first Avocado Oil Mayonnaise in the UK and Europe that is free from sugar, gluten, preservatives and harmful oils.
AeroPowder
| Founders | Ryan Robinson |
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AeroPowder is committed to ensuring that our future is built upon more sustainable foundations.
Coldpress
| Founders | Andrew Gibb |
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Coldpress 100% juices and smoothies retain the pure taste,
Serious Pig
| Founders | George Rice, Johnny Bradshaw |
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Award-wining, all British snacking salami- all in the best possible taste.
Wrap It Up
| Founders | Faisal Haque |
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Established in 2006 and operating in the growing healthy fast food market.
Black Bee Honey
| Founders | Chris Barnes, Paul Webb |
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Black Bee Honey is a british honey brand.
PACK’D
| Founders | Alex Stewart, Luke Johnstone |
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PACK’D is a food and beverage company.
field&flower
| Founders | James Mansfield |
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A UK-based company that delivers grass fed, free range meat boxes.
Mercato Metropolitano
| Founders | Andrea Rasca |
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Mercato Metropolitano is a vibrant space where everyone shares the same passion for food and social relationships.
The Honestly Good Smoothie Company
| Founders | Vikesh Kotecha |
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The Honestly Good Smoothie Company is on a mission to leverage data and bring hyper-personalised nutrition to consumers direct.
Bang Curry
| Founders | Mark Johnson, Shelly Nuruzzaman |
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Bang Curry is an authentic curry kit company with a focus on easy cooking.
Kitchup
| Founders | Charlie Patrick Jones, Emma Jones |
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Kitchup is an online marketplace for kitchen space, matching businesses that need a commercial kitchen with those who have it.
Oree Boulangeries
| Founders | Laurent Orey |
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Oree Boulangeries is a bakery manufacturing company.
The Pressery
| Founders | Chi Wan, Natali Stajcic |
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The Pressery will be launching a high-quality and pure, long-life almond milk for all your coffee shop needs.
Good & Proper Tea
| Founders | Emilie Holmes |
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Good & Proper Tea are London-based, premium tea specialists.
Purl Pops
| Founders | Parul Vatsa |
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Purl Pops are a healthy snack made from roasted and popped lotus seeds.
Lucy’s Dressings
| Founders | Lucy Mackenzie |
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Award winning dressings inspired in Lucy’s family kitchen in Suffolk, using her own unique recipes.
HigherSteaks
| Founders | Benjamina Bollag |
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HigherSteaks is about providing with that juicy, tender, and delicious meat they love but without harming their health, planet, and animals.
HeraSpace
| Founders | Isaac Durá |
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Heraspace is helping to do better management for the fishing industry.
Hummus Bros
| Founders | Christian Mouysset, Noam Givon, Ronen Givon |
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Hummus Bros is about feeding you homemade hummus with mouth watering toppings.
POPS
| Founders | Harry Clarke, James Rae |
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POPS is a pioneer produces a range of alcohol and alcohol-free popsicles.
Craft Clubs
| Founders | John Burke, Jon Hulme |
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Craft Clubs offers quality food and drink brands a powerful new way to reach consumers, both in their homes and online.
Great British Sauce Company
| Founders | Andrew Rowson |
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The award-winning Great British Sauce Co. produce a range of quality sauces inspired by modern British flavours.
Seedlip
| Founders | Ben Branson |
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Seedlip is maker of the world’s first non-alcoholic spirits.
Tate & Lyle PLC
| Founders | Abram Lyle |
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Tate & Lyle plc is a British-based multinational agribusiness
NextChef
| Founders | Victor Fortunado |
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NextChef is the intelligent kitchen assistant for recipe management, team training, automatic allergen and cost calculation.
Righteous
| Founders | Gem Misa |
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Their ambition is to make the world fall in love with healthy eating.
Mr Sherick’s Shakes
| Founders | Andrew Sherick |
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Mr. Sherick’s Shakes are a range of award winning luxury milkshakes distinct from any others.
Slurp Smoothie and Juice Bars
| Founders | Unknown |
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To roll out a retail and franchise chain of pressed juices and low fat frozen yogurt smoothies bars.
Sweetly Stevia
| Founders | Alberto Ingber |
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Sweetly™ Stevia is a London-based company specialising in high-grade stevia extracts supplied in 100% pure and 100% natural blended forms.
Planet Organic
| Founders | Renée Elliott |
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Planet Organic is a natural products retailer company.
EAT.
| Founders | Faith MacArthur, Niall MacArthur |
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EAT. is a retail company producing, making, serving, and creating food products for customers.
Heinz
| Founders | Henry J Heinz |
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Heinz is a food processing company that produces and markets gourmet soups, sauces, sides and pastas.
Pomodoro E Basilico
| Founders | Sara Mittersteiner |
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A popular vegan artisan food stall.
Bakkavor
| Founders | Agust Gudmundsson, Lydur Gudmundsson |
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The leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, with a growing international presence in the US and China
The London Jam Factory
| Founders | Pierre-Louis Phelipot |
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Homemade Jams and Preserves traditionnaly made with amazing combination of flavours.
Pull’d
| Founders | Unknown |
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Pull’d brings together a delicious fusion of fresh flavours, with influences from Asia, Latin American, Europe and of course, Australia.
Baker Street
| Founders | Unknown |
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Production and delivery of bread and desserts that are tasty.
Double Dutch Drinks
| Founders | Raissa de Haas |
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Double Dutch offers a range of two premium soft drink mixers that are specifically developed to enhance the flavours of gins and vodkas.
inSpiral
| Founders | Andreas Binnewies |
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inSpiral is a London-based vegetarian restaurant that specializes in organic food products.
GiveMeTap
| Founders | Edwin Mensah |
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GiveMeTap is a people-powered movement that incentives a free water refilling network to support projects in Africa.
Brake Bros
| Founders | Unknown |
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Brake Bros are the food wholesalers in the UK and are the catering and food suppliers of choice for thousands of businesses.
Rocketo
| Founders | Unknown |
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Rocketo is one of the world’s most upgraded dog foods.
The Turmeric Co
| Founders | Unknown |
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The Turmeric Co produce a unique range of delicious turmeric shots; each shot provides a combination of nature’s fresh ingredients.
The Spice Tailor
| Founders | Unknown |
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The Spice Tailor is an original range of Indian sauces food production company founded by the TV Chef and cookery writer, Anjum Anand.
Kolak Snack Foods
| Founders | Unknown |
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Kolak Snack Foods manufactures and supplies crisps and snacks for retail, food service, catering, specialty food, and carry sectors.
Sustaination
| Founders | Ed Dowding |
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Sustaination is an organization that makes it easy and profitable for food enterprises to find each other, talk, and trade.
Yucoco
| Founders | Unknown |
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Yucoco is here to recreate your wildest chocolate dreams.
Chikas
| Founders | Chika Russell |
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Chika’s brings you the exotic flavours and taste sensations from West Africa.
TRS Group
| Founders | Unknown |
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TRS Group brought the finest authentic Asian foods to the UK.
Scratch Meals
| Founders | Unknown |
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Scratch Meals is a company that pre-packages individual healthy and ethnic meals for grocery stores.
Twinings
| Founders | Unknown |
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Twinings manufactures and supplies herbs, spices, tea products and Infusions materials.
Doughlicious
| Founders | Kathryn Bricken |
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Doughlicious make award-winning gourmet dough which happens to be gluten-free. No additives or preservatives – just tempting treats with dairy-free, vegetarian & vegan options!
Wanis
| Founders | Unknown |
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Wanis International Foods is a leading world food and drink importer and distributor.
Bagel Factory
| Founders | Unknown |
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Bagel Factory is a chain of convenience food outlets specialising in the production of freshly baked and filled bagels.
HP Foods
| Founders | Unknown |
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HP Foods Limited, formerly based in Birmingham, England, was best known as the producer of HP, Lea & Perrins and Daddies sauce brands.
Crické
| Founders | Unknown |
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Crické is a food and drinks company.
Eats Media
| Founders | Derek Beckmann, Joe Ariel |
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Eats Media is a company based out of 636 Broadway, New York, New York, United States.
Lexington Catering Ltd.
| Founders | Unknown |
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Lexington Catering Ltd. provides food catering services to blue chip businesses.
Potage
| Founders | Georgia Grace Cummings |
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Potage is a Delivering delicious and nutritionally balanced meals company.
Charlie Bigham’s
| Founders | Charlie Bigham |
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Charlie Bigham’s is a maker and supplier of ready made meals and food products.
Tavern Snacks
| Founders | Unknown |
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Tavern Snacks sells a vast array of products such as crisps and nuts.
BioKind
| Founders | Chien An Chua, Rui Yan Lee |
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BioKind protein is a natural, sustainable and traceable feed ingredient for aquaculture, livestock and pets.
Pick N Mix London
| Founders | Unknown |
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Pick & Mix London offers a range of classic sweets through online food delivery services.
Purely
| Founders | Unknown |
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Purely has been created to bring more adventure to your taste buds.
The Jordans & Ryvita
| Founders | Unknown |
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The Jordans & Ryvita is manufacturer and seller of snacks, cracker bread, fruit ccrunch, cakes and bakery products.
Frankie & Benny’s
| Founders | Unknown |
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Frankie & Benny’s is a food and beverage company, it also trades on delivery services deliveroo and uber eats under the virtual restaurants.
Wild Harvest
| Founders | Unknown |
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Wild Harvest supplies the very finest seasonal ingredients to top restaurants around the UK.
CHAM
| Founders | Alexandria Maria Wombwell-Povey |
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CHAM is an inspire people to be healthier, by revolutionising the products
Bearfields of London
| Founders | Unknown |
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Bearfields of London produces award-winning premium quality Hams and Gammons from their BRC AA grade accredited premises in East London.
The Food Doctor Ltd.
| Founders | Unknown |
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The Food Doctor is a nutritional therapists.
Fwip
| Founders | Unknown |
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Fwip is an innovative ice cream company that serves and offers gelateria.
BBC Good Food
| Founders | Unknown |
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BBC Good Food is a global food media brand, with a monthly magazine, website, app, live events and series of books.
Jelly Drops
| Founders | Unknown |
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Jelly Drops is a food and beverage company, that manufacturer of water sweets intended for users to manage their daily water intake.
