 |
|
| Company |
On March 28th 2004 the three operating company's were integrated into Napier Brown & Company Limited and now trade as Napier Brown - the principal subsidiary of NBF plc.
Napier Brown & Company is the largest independent, non-refining, distributor of sugar in the UK, Sefcol is a supplier of value-added sugar and nut products and Garrett is a supplier of sugar, dairy products, blends and associated ingredients to the food industry.
History and Background
Napier Brown Foods was incorporated in July 2003, as a holding company, initially to acquire the Napier Brown Group and, in due course, to acquire companies or businesses operating in the food sector which meet the Board's criteria.
Business of the Group
The business of the Group is focussed on the supply of sugar, value-added sugar and nut products and dairy powders and associated food products.
The Group's administrative headquarters is based in in Normanton, West Yorkshire. Napier Brown & Company Limited now operates 2 UK sites:
|
| • |
Normanton, near Leeds - a freehold factory and rented warehouse space where it mills, sieves and packs brown and white sugars and provides a blending facility for the Group and its customers. |
|
| • |
Thornbury, near Bristol - a sales office. |
|
Napier Brown & Company
Napier Brown & Company was incorporated in 1982 and is now the largest independent, non-refining distributor of sugar in the UK. It provides a comprehensive service to customers throughout the industrial, retail and catering sectors of the food industry and supplies them with a range of sugars, including packets, bags and bulk. Major customers include RHM Group, Kelloggs, Tesco and Morrisons.
Napier Brown & Company sources sugar from the UK, EU countries and other parts of the world. The Directors believe that Napier Brown & Company's ability to meet the requirements of the UK market, both in terms of product offering and quality service, is key to its success, whether the demand is for cane or beet, white or brown, granulated, speciality or organic sugars.
Napier Brown & Company also supplies its customers with natural raw cane sugars imported direct from ACP countries such as Malawi, organic sugar from South America and a range of EU sourced sugars.
Industrial Products
Napier Brown & Company supplies the industrial sector with a range of sugar products, including granulated, caster, icing and other white and brown sugars, used in the manufacture of such items as biscuits, cakes, chocolate, soft drinks and cereals, in volumes ranging from 25 kilo bags to bulk road
tankers.
Retail and Catering Products
Napier Brown & Company also supplies a range of sugars under the "Whitworth" brand to both the retail and the catering trade. Sugar products supplied to the retail trade include granulated, caster and icing sugar, together with speciality white and brown sugars in pack sizes from 500 grams to 5 kilos.
Napier Brown & Company supports developing countries through its launch of a new range of "Fairtrade" products, under which a proportion of revenues is passed directly to the growers in developing countries.
Runcorn, formerly Sefcol
A supplier of value-added sugar and nut products, producing ingredients such as sugarpaste, marzipan, nut blends, caramel, fudges and mallows. Sefcol was incorporated in 1952 and was acquired by NB. Ingredients in 2000. Sefcol has invested, and continues to invest, in its production and packing facilities at its freehold premises in Runcorn. The Directors believe that these facilities will enable it to extend its range of products.
Sefcol manufactures sugar based toppings, fillings and cake coverings. The company has a caramel plant, which manufactures various flavours, colours and viscosity's of high boil caramels, for applications within the ice cream, bakery and confectionery sectors. Sefcol's nut factory produces quality nut products using raw materials from growers around the world.
Sefcol's customers include Cadbury Schweppes and Thorntons.
Thornbury, formerly Garrett
Garrett supplies UK businesses with dairy powders, sugars, dextrose, glucose, stabilisers, emulsifiers, starches and fats, from five storage locations within the UK. Garrett was incorporated in 1987. Garrett supplies products in volumes from 25 kilo bags, to bulk loads and supplies a range of products which are sourced worldwide. These can be supplied to customers in mixed loads to meet their requirements.
In addition, Garrett provides blended products using Napier Brown & Company's blending plant at Normanton.
> back to top
|
|
|
