Dedicated to Innovation & Quality since 1980
Glendale Foods today is a leading supplier of snacks, processed meat and protein products, including cooked and raw sausages, burgers, meatballs and dumplings, as well as food boxes, handheld hot and cold snacks and food on the go. Supplying to a vast range of industries worldwide, Glendale Foods serves the airline and travel industry, pub and restaurant groups, wholesales and catering contracts, as well as supplying national supermarkets with their own products as well as Glendale’s own brands, The Great British Pudding Company and the Yankee Brand.
Glendale Foods has risen from humble, family roots. Opened as a fine family butchers over 60 years ago, the dedication to fine quality meat products saw the company grow, culminating in the creation of the name Glendale Foods in 1980.
With innovation and quality firmly at the heart of the Glendale ethos, the company has rapidly grown, investing over £4.5 million in state of the art facilities in the last three years alone, guaranteeing the future of snack and meal component manufacturing in the UK.
Now employing over 200 employees and with an annual turnover of more than £19 million, Glendale Foods have a wealth of industry experience, as well as a proven track record for supplying top quality hot and cold food, frozen or prepared to industries worldwide. Our Innovation centre, state of the art food manufacturing and packaging lines, as well as international logistics capabilities mean that Glendale Foods can cater for bespoke, specialist operations large and small.
Specialist Vision, Specialist Tools
With 35 years of food manufacturing experience, we pride ourselves on our innovation, ensuring that with or without a client in the kitchen with us, we will provide the perfect product for your market, worldwide.
Our Flagship Brands
Glendale Foods have two flagship brands, the Yankee Brand, which specialises in microwave snacks, burgers and grilling ribs. Originally created by Campbell’s to compete with Glendale’s own Hot Ones, and subsequently acquired by Glendale, the Yankee Brand is a convenience, family orientated range, with a number of straight from frozen family favourites, in both full meal and snack form. The Yankee Brand represents a broad offering of convenient quality.
The Great British Pudding Company are famous for the hand baked, traditional British suet puddings that give the brand its name. Microwaves in 6 minutes, the puddings, which include every traditional British filling, are hand baked and blast frozen on site, giving the ideal steam flavour every time, perfect for both food service and wholesale operations. Quality is key to the success of the Great British Pudding Company’s success, and we use the best quality of ingredient to ensure that the famous reputation is never allowed to relax.
The people behind Glendale Foods
We have some amazing people in our organisation, and as shareholders, the core team all own a little piece of the business.This means that they are empowered to make a difference through making the decisions that put the customer at the heart of everything they do.
Paul’s drive, energy and enthusiasm have marked the start of a new era. He’s brought together a team that is authentic and grounded implementing a great visionary business plan.
Paul Burkitt
CEO
An expert in processed and convenience meat production, Mark takes sheer delight in factory efficiency. Leading with day to day operations, customer and consumer satisfaction, the chance of boredom is very low.
Mark Jones
Managing Director
Chris is hugely respected within the food industry, having won AA Red Rosettes and food development awards. He's a real foodie - eating out, visiting food & farmers markets whilst cooking as much as possible!
Chris Bates
Commercial director
Concentrating on the food manufacturing sector, Gary brings a wealth of finance experience, playing a crucial role within the business, providing strong support and ensuring operational excellence procedures.
Gary Coppack
Finance director
Craig oversees all aspects of the Operations side of the business, ensuring the efficient running of the factory. A part of the Glendale Team for 16 years, many of which working in NPD, Craig transitioned from NPD to his General Manager role in 2019.
Craig Brookes
General Manager
Rob has been a fundamental part of the Production Management team through the last 3 decades. Rob has a wealth of knowledge which he shares with the Junior Management Team helping them progress their own careers.
Rob Lowe
Operations manager
Jayne’s role at Glendale is Cold Store & Loading Bay Manager. Taking control of Goods in & out. Jayne has been a member of the Glendale staff for 20 years.
Jayne Hankinson
Cold store and loading bay manager
Steve joined Glendale foods in 1998 and is looking forward to the “next phase” in Glendale’s exciting new future.
Stephen Revill
Company secretary
With over 10 years work experience at Glendale, Heather’s remit spans the supply chain from movement & storage of materials to work-in process inventory.
Heather Powers
Stock control, purchasing & planning
Within 2 years, Maria made her way up to a management position. Her dedication had been recognised and she became a key member in our Technical team.
Maria Soares
Technical Manager
Eva assists the Technical team in obtaining and maintaining AA Grade BRC accreditation, deputise in the technical manager's absence.
Eva Soares
QA Team Manager
Stuart details the particulars of our products, which form part of the contract on which they are purchased by our customers and serve as the basis for artwork and labelling. He also advises the Technical team on related compliance matters.
Stuart Darnley
Specification Technologist
Lois supports the NPD team in the product development process making commercially viable kitchen samples for customer approval which can then be scaled up in the factory during trials & launched for our food service and retail customers.
Lois McArdell
NPD Manager
Sandra manages the raw materials specification system by ensuring that all specifications are up to date and accurate in order to improve compliance together with supporting any additional technical requests.
Sandra Rodrigues
Raw Material and Export Technologist
Joanna joined Glendale in 2021 to help assist both Hayley and Heather. She has since developed her own role in analysing data and stock from weekly production.
Joanna Warzywoda
Sales and Logistics Administrator
Bernadetta works to develop and launch new, delicious meat and meat-free products for a variety of customers across the UK.
Bernadetta Krzysiak
NPD Technologist
Wictoria helps with Purchase and Ledger Control.
Wictoria Ciesielska
Accounts Administrator
Ian’s role at Glendale is Cold Store & Loading Bay Manager. Taking control of Goods in & out. Ian has been a member of the Glendale staff for 11 years.
