Freshpak effectively created the sandwich fillings market back in the 1980s, when the first ready-made sandwiches appeared in major food retailers’ chiller cabinets, and changed Britain’s lunchtime eating habits forever. We immediately identified a need for consistent, high-quality fillings – a need we continue to meet three decades later as the leading supplier to a market worth over £100 million a year.
Our sandwich fillings business grew out of our egg processing operation, which was, and remains, the biggest in Britain. We cook 3 to 4 million eggs every week, for use in our egg mayonnaise sandwich fillings, and hard boiled egg products.
All Freshpak products are created by our own team of food developers, and made in our state-of-the-art facility in South Yorkshire. We work closely with egg producers and other ingredients suppliers through the UK and Europe to ensure we deliver the rigorous quality and perfect consistency our customers demand.
Our purpose or the reason we come to work, is to create food that people will really enjoy eating. We also want to deliver value for our stakeholders by creating and sustaining employment for our employees, improving profit for our customers, generating increased volumes for our suppliers and increasing the value of the company for our shareholders.
Our values outline how we want to behave at work. These are the foundations of everything we do. We have five core values:
1. Our people matter - We believe that all our people have a valuable part to play in the success of the business and we are committed to treating everyone fairly and with respect.
2. Committed to our customers - Our success is driven by the strength of our relationship with our customers. 3. Positive & Determined - We encourage personal initiative and determination to achieve our common goals. 4. Effective use of resources - We all take responsibility to use all of our resources wisely and we always aim to achieve best value for money. 5. Always improving - We aim to be agile and adapt to a constantly changing marketplace, acting with energy and pace; and thriving on challenges.
We’re very proud of our manufacturing facility in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, where we make our full range of deli and sandwich fillings, dips, pates, egg mayonnaise and other chilled foods.
We’ve invested heavily in the very latest food manufacturing technology, to ensure the highest standards of food safety and hygiene, while delivering consistent, high-quality products for our customers. Our entire manufacturing process is also designed to be energy efficient, to help make our business as sustainable and cost-effective as possible.
Ultimately, of course, premises and processes are only as only as good as the people running them. So at Freshpak, every member of our team receives continuous training in all relevant aspects of food manufacturing and management. We also believe in a collaborative approach, with production, planning and technical staff all working closely together for the benefit of our customers.
As a chilled food manufacturer, we operate in a highly regulated industry. We’re proud of our exemplary technical compliance record, and our industry approvals including BRC AA+ accreditation (under the full unannounced scheme).
Our South Yorkshire facility offers a selection of sandwich and deli filling, dips and other products conforming to Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) global sustainability standards and the RSPCA Assured (formerly Freedom Foods) welfare standards.
As one of the true pioneers of deli and sandwich fillings in the UK, and the country’s largest producer of hard-boiled eggs, we’re active in a large number of industry bodies and associations, including Campden BRI and the British Sandwich Association (BSA).
