MENU Home > About Us > History History Company Information DCN was launched in 1970 by David Norris (Managing Director) and his father Douglas Norris and has been at the forefront of the Food Processing Industry ever since. David Norris was instrumental in presenting the Cook Chill Concept to the fast growing market for Ready Meals in the UK and Europe. The concept has since been developed and sold by DCN around the world for foodservice installations and other large centralised kitchens for chilled meal manufacturing. Today, DCN employ over 100 people and manufacture some of the largest food processing plants worldwide. The Company continues to bring innovative new developments to the industry to make food processing more efficient in today’s world. Timeline 1971 D C Norris & Company set-up business on Caxton Road Industrial Estate 1972 First Can-Opener designed for the food industry 1974 Moved to larger premises at Sand Road Industrial Estate 1985 First Capkold Cook –Chill system sold 1986 First Sous Vide manufactured and shipped to USA 1988 First Exhibition Foodex 1989 New offices & factory built – doubled manufacturing capacity 1990 Designed anchor cooling system 1992 Pioneered the Vacuum & Pressure Transfer System for the food industry 1997 First Cook Quench Chill Machine - linear then automatic 2000 Large extension built 2001 New Product development kitchen built 2005 Recipe Manager Software System developed 2004 Jet Cook System developed 2008 Acquired Caxton site expanding manufacturing capacity further 2015 DCN North America launched 2016 Winner of Exporter of the Year Award 2017 Winner of Processing and Packaging Machinery Manufacturer of the Year 2017 BCH (Rochdale) Ltd aquired 2018 First Overseas Product Development Facility Launched in South Africa 2019 Jet Process System - Generation 4 awarded ‘Most Innovative Processing System’ at The Gulfood Manufacturing Industry Excellence Awards 2019 Identified in London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ 2019 report 2020 Innovation Kitchen opens at DC Norris North America 2021 DC Norris Celebrates 50th Anniversary DCN employ over 180 people worldwide and manufacture some of the largest food processing plants worldwide BACK TO HOME CONTACT US BROCHURES YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN Case Studies KNOW MORE Videos KNOW MORE Cook Chill Systems DCN Cook-Chill System has become an industry benchmark, with food companies around the world using our ground-breaking technology to create meals of the... KNOW MORE USEFUL LINKS COOK CHILL SYSTEM COOLING EQUIPMENT NEWS & MEDIA JET COOK SYSTEM AUTOMATION SOFTWARE STOCK EQUIPMENT COOKING EQUIPMENT HISTORY CONTACT US COPYRIGHT 2016, D C NORRIS & COMPANY LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. HOME SYSTEMS SOFTWARE FOOD SOLUTIONS NEWS & MEDIA CONTACT PRIVACY POLICY SITE MAP SITE BY VERTO T+44 (0) 1767 677515 F+44 (0) 1767 677851 Email@dcnorris.com CONNECT WITH US We use cookies to give you the best experience on our website - if you are happy click acknowledge & accept. You can find more information in our privacy policy. Acknowledge & Accept