Argent Group Europe Ltd is a successful and diverse Group operating a number of businesses within the food and food related industries, supplying a broad range of customers in retail, food service and manufacturing. 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. Visit website BerryWorld is the leading supplier of berries to the UK's supermarket industry. The company was formed in 1994 to specialise in soft fruit and is owned by fresh produce distributors Poupart Ltd. Visit website 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. Visit website VitalBerry BV is a specialist supplier of soft fruit to the European Continent and aims to develop worldwide sourcing to bring the grower and customer together within a highly efficient supply chain. Visit website 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. Visit website Poupart Imports supplies high quality fresh produce to the UK non-supermarket sector. Visit website Norton Folgate specialises in the sale and distribution of cherries and stone fruit to UK multiple retailers and foodservice customers. Visit website Fairfax Meadow is the UK’s largest national catering butcher with an unrivalled reputation within the food service industry. Visit website Belwood Foods is major producer of UK mechanically deboned poultry meat, supplying customers worldwide. Visit website 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. Visit website 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. Visit website Contact information Please note that The Argent Group do not entertain any unsolicited phone calls. To contact us please email: enquiries@argentgroup.com © Copyright 2013 - Argent Group Europe Limited Registered Office: Level 5, 9 Hatton Street, London, NW8 8PL. Reg No 05823362 Fletcher Bay Investment Company Limited Registered Office: Level 5, 9 Hatton Street, London, NW8 8PL. Reg No 07081161 built with momentum