2 Sisters Food Group Sunday March 28, 2021 Legal information Contact details Bookmark site WELCOME ABOUT OUR DIVISIONS OUR PEOPLE CSR RECRUITMENT CONTACT LEGAL BOND INVESTORS We are a major diversified UK and European food company supplying Poultry, Red Meat, Fish, Chilled, Bakery and Frozen products to the retail, food service and food manufacturing sectors. Our business philosophy is to put the customer at the heart of everything we do, working in partnership with our key customers to deliver a product of the highest quality and integrity. We strive to achieve this through a motivated and well trained workforce, product and process innovation and modern, well equipped factories. For information about career opportunities and recruitment please click on the recruitment page. Follow us on Last updated: January 13, 2014 February 3, 2014 April springs into action at 2 Sisters Former head of food product development at Marks & Spencer April Preston has been appointed innovation director for 2 Sisters Food Group. And Preston had a clear message just one month into the newly-created role – if food producers don’t innovate, they risk failure. Preston, who managed new product ranges at Marks & Spencer, was talking just days into her new role at the food manufacturing giant, and pulled no punches in her assessment of the market. She said: “The risk of not innovating is far greater than the risks associated with innovating. As the quote goes: ‘if you don't invent the future, someone else will!’ “I’m joining 2 Sisters at a very exciting time following a period of rapid growth and acquisition. In today’s highly competitive landscape and with significant market share across so many categories, innovation is the life blood of future growth and success. We must lead the way in developing distinctive points of difference and unique product propositions to set ourselves apart from competitors and appeal to both our customers and consumers. “Our CEO, Ranjit Singh, is a natural and talented entrepreneur who is decisive and not afraid to take a risk. What better foundation can there be for creating and supporting an innovation based growth strategy. I’m confident and excited about the future for 2 Sisters.” Preston’s arrival at 2 Sisters is the latest in a string of new senior appointments at the group as part of a restructure aimed at streamlining the group’s vastly expanded operations following the purchases of Northern Foods in 2011 and Vion UK’s red meat and poultry businesses earlier this year. In August, 2 Sisters created two new chief operating officer roles, one for its protein division and one for chilled, ambient & frozen, both of whom will eventually report directly to CEO, Ranjit Singh. January 13, 2014 2 Sisters expansion brings Scottish jobs boost 2 Sisters Food Group has underlined its commitment to Scotland by announcing a multi-million pound expansion plan at its chicken processing plant at Cambuslang near Glasgow, creating up to 180 new jobs. The food manufacturing giant has revealed details to build a new 11,000sq ft extension to its plant, which will house two modern high volume ovens, spiral chillers and freezers, plus a general refurbishment of the current site. The Cambuslang factory, based in Westburn Farm Road, handles ‘Added Value’ poultry lines for 2 Sisters – namely roasted and coated chicken products such as breaded and seasoned chicken. The new extension can accommodate up to 50% additional capacity at the site which will enable it to grow alongside customer demands. The key to the expansion was agreement with all employees at the plant to change shift patterns and move to a seven day a week, 24 hour operation. The new shift patterns start from mid-February. Olivier Goudineau, Managing Director of the 2 Sisters Added Value poultry, said: “We’re delighted to have come to an agreement with the Unions and extended our working hours at the factory. This has unlocked the expansion plan and in turn means we can take on 180 additional colleagues. “A lot of hard work has gone into realising this opportunity and it’s a great example of working together to achieve our aims. Our colleagues, the Unite union, the local regeneration team in Scotland plus MSP James Kelly have all been instrumental in making this happen. “I hope this expansion signals the beginning further investment in the Scottish poultry industry.” Rutherglen and Cambuslang MSP James Kelly said: “This is great news for the workforce at the Cambuslang plant who have fought hard to protect their livelihoods and will also be a welcome boost to the local economy. “I welcome the creation of new jobs in my constituency and will work with all interested parties to bring investment and employment into the area. The Cambuslang plant is already one of the biggest employers in the area and I will continue to work alongside the 2 Sisters Food Group and others on this very exciting project for the local area.” December 12, 2013 Top trio scoop Sainsbury’s farming honours Three 2SFG farmers have been honoured at this year’s prestigious Sainsbury's annual farming conference. The event, held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, celebrates the cream of the crop from Sainsbury’s agricultural base. Andrew Gibson, Group Agriculture Manager for 2SFG, said: “The event was attended by over 750 farmers and growers. It’s an opportunity for all those supplying Sainsbury's to hear a business update from Sainsbury’s leadership team including CEO, Justin King.” Part of the day involves distribution of innovation research and development grants across the supply base and honouring farmers who have gone the extra mile to grow and produce for Sainsbury’s. This year three farmers who grow chickens for 2SFG walked away with major awards within the poultry sector: Simon Barton won Best Farmer for his work in low carbon reduction and sustainability. Chris Labdon won Most Improved Farmer for his work in low carbon reduction and sustainability. Nick & Clare Bragg walked away with the top award overall, when they were named Sainsbury's Farming Personality of the Year. Andrew added: “All of these 2SFG growers are farming in the South West and supply 2SFG with chickens for Sainsbury's. They truly deserve their awards and we are proud to work with them.” December 11, 2013 Rivals vote 2 Sisters as one of best-in-class 2 Sisters Food Group has been voted by its peer group as one of the most admired food companies in Britain. Britain’s Most Admired Companies, published in the December edition of Management Today, has revealed that 2 Sisters is regarded as the 4th most admired food company operating today – the first time it has appeared on the list. The list is compiled for Management Today by experts in corporate reputation at Birmingham City University. Each major business within its sector is polled on a number of criteria, including quality of management, financial soundness, quality of goods & services, ability to attract, develop and retain top talent, value as a long term investment, capacity to innovate, quality of marketing, community, and environmental responsibility and use of corporate assets. 2 Sisters was ranked 2nd on quality of goods and innovation, and came in third on quality of management, long-term value as investment and use of corporate assets. 2 Sisters rubbed shoulders at the top of the list with the more established global giants like Unilever and Associated British Foods. Ranjit Singh, CEO of 2 Sisters Food Group, said: “This is a great achievement and means a lot especially because we are being measured by competitors. “This business has come a long way in a relatively short period of time, so to be acknowledged by our rivals as an Admired Company is a fantastic achievement. “It’s particularly gratifying to score so highly on product innovation and quality as these remain at the very heart of our business. “We will continue to try to do the right things – produce top quality products for our customers and ensure we bring new and exciting dishes to Britain’s dinner tables.” September 23, 2013 Pictured: Catherine Brown, CEO of the FSA; Ranjit Singh, CEO of 2 Sisters Food Group and Neil Khandke, Group Technical Director, 2 Sisters Food Group Click thumbnails to enlarge Lab opening puts food safety first for 2 Sisters Food manufacturing giant 2 Sisters Food Group has officially a new £1m food safety laboratory, where almost one million food samples will be tested each year. The laboratory – based at Nottingham’s BioCity Laurus site – was officially opened today (Monday September 23) by the CEO of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Catherine Brown. The lab has created 20 new jobs, bolstering the workforce to 60 at the Pennyfoot Street site. Up to 16,000 samples a week are tested at the facility, with samples coming from 2 Sisters food manufacturing sites all over the UK. A wide variety of products that are ready to eat and ready to cook are tested, ranging from biscuits, ready meals, pizzas to salads. The samples are first logged into an automated laboratory information management system. From there, a number of tests are carried out by the team of microbiologists, dependent on the nature of the product. Some samples will be placed in automated machinery for scanning for the relevant bacteria, while others will be placed in agar to see what grows. Each product made by 2 Sisters has a microbiological specification and scientists at the BioCity labs make sure the samples match up. The specification is determined either by customer taste or even by law. The results are placed back on the system to be read remotely by the originating factory. Ranjit Singh, CEO of 2 Sisters Food Group, said: “I’m delighted Catherine Brown has joined us to open this new laboratory. This facility underlines our total commitment to producing world-class food products and ensuring that what we produce not only tastes great, but is safe to eat. “We have invested a substantial sum in this lab, and as our business grows, there will be an increasing need to ensure quality and safety go hand-in-hand. It’s what the British consumer demands, and what we demand as a world-class manufacturer.” Catherine Brown added: “It’s a great pleasure to open this new laboratory. Food safety is of paramount importance to any food business and I am very impressed by the energy and commitment 2 Sisters Food Group has shown by developing and building this state of the art facility.” Neil Khandke, Group Technical Director, explained: “Food standards in the UK and Europe are extremely high. Our facilities are regularly inspected and reviewed by our customers and by our own teams here at BioCity and also by the authorities. “Our sites operate to very high standards and the testing we do in BioCity is the final verification that all the things in place in our factories are actually working as they should be. “The products tested here will be tested to verify that there are no problems with them. Obviously, it allows us if we see things, to take action should we need to and remove those products.” The new labs, double the size of the previous lab, also in Nottingham, have created 20 new jobs and there is room to grow by taking on new microbiologists. They are led by nationally respected food microbiologist, Fiona Brookes, who the company inherited from Northern Foods. September 1, 2013 2 Sisters Food Group appoints Dame Lucy Neville-Rolfe as Non-Executive Director 2 Sisters Food Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dame Lucy Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG as a Non-Executive Director, effective from today. Dame Lucy brings a wealth of experience to this new position. She served on the Board of Tesco PLC as Executive Director of Corporate & Legal Affairs from 2006 until January this year. Prior to her distinguished 15-year career at Tesco, she served as Director of the Deregulation Unit, BIS (then DTI) and Cabinet Office from 1995 to 1997 and was a Member of Prime Minister John Major’s Policy Unit from 1992 to 1994. She was a Member of the Senior Civil Service and also served in DEFRA (then MAFF). Sir Charles Allen, Chairman of 2 Sisters Food Group, said: “I am delighted that Dame Lucy is joining us. She is without question one of Britain’s most respected and well known business women and it is a real coup for us to have her in the Board team. “She brings unrivalled experience to 2 Sisters and her expertise and counsel will be invaluable as we look to continue to grow the business and realise our ambition of becoming one of the world’s best food companies.” Dame Lucy said: “This is a great time to be joining the Board at 2 Sisters and I’m very excited at the prospect of working again in a sector I know very well. “I am looking forward to working closely with Sir Charles Allen, CEO Ranjit Singh and the rest of the team as we continue to build the business and deliver on our strategic objectives.” In 2012, Dame Lucy was made a dame in the Queen’s Birthday honours’ list. In August this year, she was named as a Conservative life peer. Dame Lucy joins current 2 Sisters Food Group non executives - Sir Charles Allen (Chairman); Andrew Cripps (Chairman, Audit Committee); David Gregory (Chairman, Safety & Governance Committee); Mark Hunter (Chairman, Renumeration Committee). August 19, 2013 New structure announced at 2 Sisters Food Group 2 Sisters Food Group has today announced changes to its leadership structure. Two new roles have been created that will report directly to CEO Ranjit Singh – Chief Operating Officer (COO), Protein and Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chilled, Ambient and Frozen. Current Group Procurement & Supply Chain Director Chris Walker has been appointed to role of COO, Chilled, Ambient and Frozen. Walker takes full responsibility for chilled, ready meals, biscuits, bakery and frozen trading divisions and will retain his current remit for procurement and supply chain. Divisional Managing Directors Colin Smith (Biscuits); Eddie Power (Frozen); Simon Wookey (Chilled) and Veepul Patel (Bakery) will now report directly to Chris. The business is currently recruiting for a COO, Protein – a role which encompasses all poultry, added value poultry and red meat operations in the UK and Holland. Divisional Managing Directors Aart Voets (European Poultry), Steve Ellis (UK & 2 Sisters Poultry), Jose Peralta (Red Meat) and Olivier Goudineau (Added Value) will eventually report to the COO, Protein. The new structure is effective from Monday August 19th 2013. CEO Ranjit Singh said: “As our business grows, I am keen to ensure we have a team that is responsive to our customers’ needs and is shaped in a way that is fit for the future. “Therefore, I am making these changes to the senior leadership team because it strengthens the business and puts the customer even closer to the heart of everything we do. These new roles will help give greater focus to our operational delivery and bring additional expertise within our product categories. “This promotion for Chris is well deserved. He has had an outstanding 32-year career within retail, starting at Asda before working for almost 20 years at Morrisons. As Senior Trading Director for Fresh Foods at Morrisons, he was instrumental in developing their vertical integration manufacturing model.” July 22, 2013 2 Sisters Food Group backs up new innovation & investment for the future of farming One of Britain’s biggest food producers has today announced its full support of a new graduate scheme which is targeting new talent for the future of British agriculture. 2 Sisters Food Group is supporting today’s launch of the Government’s Agriculture-Technologies Strategy with its retail partner Sainsbury’s. This first-of-its-kind agricultural graduate scheme is designed to shape innovation in British farming and engage young people. A Sainsbury’s graduate is coming to work at 2 Sisters Food Group’s agriculture team later this year, gaining an insight into how the team works with farmers and retailers to deliver the right products for customers. The graduate will focus on some key projects relating to product quality, impacted by the way the chickens are farmed. Ranjit Singh, CEO of 2 Sisters Food Group, said: “Like our partner Sainsbury’s, we recognise the importance of attracting young people into our industry - and developing the talent of the future. “I’m delighted to support this initiative and back our youngsters to ensure we have a healthy and productive agriculture sector in the future.” Michelle Waterman, Group Agriculture Director at 2 Sisters Food Group, added: “We wholeheartedly agree with our retail partners that a big problem is the fact that the farming population is ageing, so it's important to have young people enter the industry and help to drive innovation and secure the future. “With 2 Sisters backing this initiative, it brings benefits for the whole supply chain - from farmers through to our customer – the retailers – and the end consumer." The unique scheme is closely aligned with the Government’s Agri-tech strategy by attracting the brightest young talent into the industry and creating the next generation of leaders to ensure British farming can lead on a global scale. The graduates start in September and will spend six months at 2 Sisters as part of their two-year programme with Sainsbury’s. Judith Batchelar, Director of Sainsbury’s Brand and co-chair of the Agri-Tech Leadership Group, said: “Farming is one of the biggest industries in the UK which is why we think it's so important to plan for the future now. “This is the reason I'm extremely proud to launch a graduate scheme today that's dedicated to British agriculture and complements the long running schemes we already have in food technology, and product development. This is also a new way of working for industry, as for the first time we will running this scheme in collaboration with our end to end supply chain partners.” July 17, 2013 2 Sisters Food Group signs licensing agreement with Premier Foods for Hovis Breakfast Biscuits Agreement includes production, distribution, sales and marketing activity in UK & Ireland. Two Sisters Food Group today announces that it has reached a licensing agreement with Premier Foods plc for the production, distribution, sales and marketing of its Hovis Breakfast Bakes range of breakfast biscuits. The new agreement will run for an initial period of five years from 1 August 2013 and marks an important step for 2 Sisters Food Group as it looks to continually diversify and innovate within new food categories. The £77.8 million breakfast biscuit¹ market represents the fastest growing segment of the healthier biscuits category, itself growing at 8% annually² . By combining the strong heritage and health credentials of the Hovis brand together with the biscuits expertise of Fox’s Biscuits, both companies foresee opportunities to target a genuine need among busy consumers to provide a healthier biscuit alternative and grow the category further. Commenting on the new licensing agreement, Colin Smith, Managing Director, Fox’s Biscuits, said: “I’m delighted with this agreement as it will enable both companies to be part of a relatively new and growing category. We see enormous potential to grow one of the nation’s favourite brands, which has such a strong association with natural ingredients and goodness, in the biscuits sector. We will look to create new varieties within the current Hovis Breakfast Bakes range as well as innovate with new products.” Simon Devereux, Business Unit Director, Premier Foods’ Bread Division, said: “This licensing agreement is an excellent way for us to extend the Hovis brand into adjacent categories. By working with 2 Sisters Food Group and Fox’s Biscuits, we have a partner with the biscuits expertise necessary to take full advantage of the market opportunities.” The three variants of Hovis Breakfast Bakes; Malted Crunch; Oats & Honey; and Milk & Oats; will be manufactured at the Fox’s Biscuits plant in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. The licensing agreement also provides for other healthier biscuit options to be developed under the Hovis brand in the future. June 18, 2013 2 Sisters Food Group welcomes Office of Fair Trading decision on acquisition of Vion UK Poultry business 2 Sisters Food Group has today welcomed the decision by the UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT), which published its review into the acquisition of Vion’s UK Poultry business by 2 Sisters Food Group. The OFT has fully reviewed the transaction, including the combination of the poultry businesses owned by both parties, and concluded that there is not a competition issue. The integration of both the red meat business and poultry business can now proceed. 2 Sisters welcomes the timely outcome of the OFT’s review, which now enables the Group to move forward with plans to invest and improve the Vion business, which remains loss making, and further develop the Red Meat (beef and lamb) business, which offers growth potential. The outcome also ends any uncertainty for our employees, for our customers and for farmers and other suppliers who serve these sites. The deal is good news for UK consumers, who will now benefit from a secure supply of British meat and continued fierce competition amongst the supplier base, with both domestic manufacturers and imported chicken from a number of countries across the world. March 4, 2013 2 Sisters Food Group agrees acquisition of VION’s UK poultry and red meat, securing a viable future for these businesses 2 Sisters Food Group today announces that it has agreed to acquire VION’s poultry and red meat processing businesses in the UK. The acquisition secures a viable future for these businesses, as well as providing certainty to their UK supply chain, which is underpinned by British farmers. The acquisition will help to meet growing demand from 2 Sisters’ poultry customers and further diversifies the company’s offering to include red meat, supporting 2 Sisters’ strategy of serving more meal occasions. The acquisition follows the announcement by VION’s Dutch parent company on 19 November 2012 of its plan to exit its UK operations. VION’s poultry and red meat businesses are suppliers of poultry, beef and lamb to the retail and food service sectors in the UK and Europe. They have 11 processing sites in the UK and approximately 6,000 employees and have suffered from challenging trading conditions, in particular in poultry, with the loss of a number of major contracts. Ranjit Singh, Chief Executive of 2 Sisters Food Group, said: “We are delighted to be acquiring VION UK’s poultry and red meat businesses. They have faced significant uncertainty and tough trading in recent months, but today’s acquisition secures a viable future. With the majority of the operations being in Scotland and Wales, we are delighted that the Scottish and Welsh governments are supportive of this deal and we look forward to working with them and developing a sustainable future for these businesses. This acquisition will safeguard a key supply chain for high quality British poultry and meat, offering reassurance to farmers in England, Scotland and Wales and upholding the quality and provenance that UK customers and consumers deserve. At 2 Sisters, we put the customer at the heart of everything we do and in line with our customers’ strategies, these businesses will help us to shorten the supply chain for consumers and meet growing demand for British sourced food. Our immediate focus will be to improve performance, as we have successfully done with our previous acquisitions. We look forward to welcoming VION colleagues to 2 Sisters Food Group, and to working together to grow our business.” Edwina Hart AM, Welsh Business Minister, said: “I welcome today's announcement that 2 Sisters is to acquire VION’s poultry and red meat businesses, which safeguards the future of their operations in Wales. We have been working closely with both VION and 2 Sisters to help secure this deal in order to sustain the future for the workers and the supply chain in Wales.” John Swinney MSP, Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth in the Scottish Government, said: "I welcome the decision by the 2 Sisters Food Group to buy Vion. Today's announcement is a significant step forward and my officials and I look forward to working with 2 Sisters over the coming months in order to secure a sustainable future for the plants in Scotland. This is a time of significant opportunity in building the food sector in Scotland and the involvement of 2 Sisters assists that process.” Notes: The sites acquired by 2 Sisters Food Group are: VION UK Poultry: Scotland Coupar Angus Cambuslang Wales Llangefni Sandycroft England Basildon Witham Eye VION UK Red Meat: Wales St Merryn Foods, Merthyr England St Merryn, Victoria St Merryn, Bodmin Scotland McIntosh Donald, Portlethen January 18, 2013 Leading sandwich manufacturer set for 100 new jobs Solway Foods, part of 2 Sisters Food Group, which is based at Manton Wood Enterprise Park, is set to recruit 100 new jobs in its factory, which supplies retail customers including Tesco and Costa. The site employs around 1200 permanent staff. By winning additional business over the last 12 months, the site has seen production volumes increase by around 6%. The site is a key part of 2 Sisters Food Group’s growth agenda. 2 Sisters, which employs around 18,000 people in the UK, Ireland and Europe, is one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers, supplying products including chicken and poultry, chilled ready meals, pizza, soup, sandwiches and salads; frozen pizza, fish and vegetables; puddings, cakes and desserts. Steve Bryant, General Manager for Solway Foods at Manton Wood, said: “This is good news for Solway Foods and shows how under 2 Sisters we are focused on growing our business into the future. “The food industry overall remains tough and highly competitive, but the chilled sandwiches market is showing continued growth and by putting our customers at the heart of everything we do, we have been able to benefit.” Recruitment is already underway at the site, with jobs being phased in over the coming weeks. For more information contact solway.careers@northernfoods.com October 11, 2012 2 Sisters Food Group scoops Outstanding Business Achievement award The Chief Executive of 2 Sisters Food Group has scooped a prestigious industry award which recognises Outstanding Achievement in the food industry. Ranjit Singh Boparan, scooped The Grocer Cup 2012 award, at a ceremony organised by the IGD (Institute for Grocery Distribution) in London. The food industry is the UK’s largest private sector employer and 2 Sisters is one of the leading manufacturers, supplying branded and own label products to the major supermarkets and other retail customers. 2 Sisters, which employs over 18,000 colleagues, operates from 42 sites in the UK, Ireland, India and Europe, supplying Poultry, Ready meals, Sandwiches, Salads, Pies, Pizza, Fish, Puddings, Cakes and Desserts, and Biscuits. Its brands include Fox’s Biscuits and Goodfella’s pizzas. Joanne Denney-Finch, Chief Executive of the IGD, said: “Ranjit is a true entrepreneur and a credit to the food industry. He has been on our industry leaders’ forum, the Policy Issues Council, for the last year and continues to make valued contributions to our industry initiatives. I would like to extend my personal, warmest congratulations to him for winning the popular vote and receiving this award.” Adam Leyland, editor of The Grocer, said: “Ranjit’s move to acquire Northern, and his vision to create the UK’s biggest supplier, was brave and bold; but with his relentless focus on customer service, he has won a lot of new business from retailers, and is starting to repay the City’s faith in his ability to deliver. He’s also shown a willingness to learn from Northern Foods, reversing some of his back office systems into theirs.” Ranjit Singh, CEO of 2 Sisters Food Group, said: "It was really pleasing to see 2 Sisters recognised in this way and the award is dedicated to all of our colleagues and all of our customers. Welcome About Processing CSR Recruitment Contact Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy EEC No. 0237 VAT Reg. No. 754530826 Registered in England No. 2826929 Registered Address: Trinity Park House, Trinity Business Park, Fox Way, Wakefield WF2 8EE Site maintained by Digicube. Web Design Lincolnshire