Few food and drink companies have a heritage as rich as Princes.
Initially trading solely in canned fish, our move into manufacturing in 1946 kick-started our phenomenal expansion.
Owned by the Mitsubishi Corporation since 1989, we have made 17 acquisitions over the past 19 years. This, and impressive organic growth, has helped us continue to diversify and we are now one of the UK’s largest grocery suppliers.
| 1880 | Founded by Simpson & Roberts |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Princes Pure Foods formed |
| 1946 | Princes starts first manufacturing venture |
| 1960 | European operation established |
| 1989 | Mitsubishi Corporation acquires Princes |
| 1991 | Princes enters the soft drinks category |
| 1999 | Princes acquires Oxbridge Foods and Princes Tuna (Mauritius) |
| 2001 | Princes acquires both Shippam’s and Napolina |
| 2004 | Princes enters into the bottled water category with the acquisition of Aqua Pura |
| 2005 | Princes acquires the UK’s leading cooking oil brands and creates a joint venture business with Pura Foods Ltd. |
| 2008 | Princes restructures and creates a platform for significant further growth. |
