Food & Drink companies in the UK

On the register

Share of these companies on the live register, by status.

• Active 80%
• Proposal to strike off 17%
• In insolvency or administration 2%

New registrations

Companies registered each month, October 2025 – September 2026, that are still on the register. See registrations by month across all companies.

Company age

How long the active companies have been registered.

• Under 1 year 17%
• 1–3 years 22%
• 3–5 years 11%
• 5–10 years 23%
• 10–20 years 15%
• 20 years or more 11%

SIC codes in this industry

Active companies under each SIC code. Codes with fewer than 250 active companies don't have a page of their own.

• 10890 – Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. 6,410
• 10710 – Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes 5,290
• 11010 – Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits 2,000
• 11050 – Manufacture of beer 1,990
• 11070 – Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters 1,790
• 10832 – Production of coffee and coffee substitutes 1,710
• 10850 – Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes 1,180
• 10840 – Manufacture of condiments and seasonings 985
• 10130 – Production of meat and poultry meat products 977
• 10720 – Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes 878
• 10390 – Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables 857
• 10821 – Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery 848
• 10920 – Manufacture of prepared pet foods 767
• 10520 – Manufacture of ice cream 764
• 10110 – Processing and preserving of meat 719
• 10320 – Manufacture of fruit and vegetable juice 585
• 10860 – Manufacture of homogenized food preparations and dietetic food 569
• 10822 – Manufacture of sugar confectionery 490
• 11020 – Manufacture of wine from grape 455
• 11030 – Manufacture of cider and other fruit wines 451
• 10200 – Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs 446
• 10831 – Tea processing 428
• 10910 – Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals 388
• 11040 – Manufacture of other non-distilled fermented beverages 317
• 10612 – Manufacture of breakfast cereals and cereals-based food 310
• 10512 – Butter and cheese production 297
• 10410 – Manufacture of oils and fats 277
• 10519 – Manufacture of other milk products 275
• 10120 – Processing and preserving of poultry meat 254
• 10511 – Liquid milk and cream production 241
• 10611 – Grain milling 151
• 12000 – Manufacture of tobacco products 114

Where they're registered

Active companies by postcode area of their registered office.

• East Central London (EC) 929
• West London (W) 925
• North London (N) 862
• East London (E) 848
• Belfast (BT) 808
• Birmingham (B) 792
• West Central London (WC) 716
• South East London (SE) 651
• Manchester (M) 649
• South West London (SW) 574

Recently registered companies

Active food & drink companies registered recently.

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