Farmfoods facts for kids
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Formerly
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Farmfoods (Aberdeen) Limited (1954–1993) |
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| Private limited company | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 8 July 1954 in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK |
| Headquarters | Cumbernauld, Scotland, UK |
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Number of locations
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340+ (As of January 2023) |
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Key people
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George Herd (CEO) |
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| Revenue |  £1.000 billion (2022) |
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Operating income
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£22.2 million (2022) |
| £17.3 million (2022) |
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Farmfoods Limited is a Scottish supermarket chain. It mainly sells frozen foods and other groceries. The company is based in Cumbernauld, Scotland. Eric Herd owns Farmfoods. It has more than 300 shops across the United Kingdom. Over 100 of these stores are located in Scotland.
Farmfoods is best known for its frozen food selection. However, they also sell many other items. These include fresh produce, chilled foods, household goods, and beauty products.
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Farmfoods: A Look at Its History
Farmfoods started a long time ago, in 1954. It began as a business that processed meat.
Early Growth and New Stores
In the 1970s, Farmfoods opened its first shop in Aberdeen. By the mid-1980s, the company had grown quite a bit. It had about twenty stores open.
Expanding Across the UK
During the 1990s, Farmfoods bought two other companies. These were Capital Freezer Centres and Wallis Frozen Foods. This helped Farmfoods grow even bigger. By 2005, the company was doing very well. It had sales of over £400 million that year.
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Big Plans and New Locations
In 2011, Farmfoods tried to buy part of another supermarket chain called Iceland. This plan did not work out.
In recent years, Farmfoods has been opening larger stores. They are also closing some of their smaller shops. This allows them to offer a wider range of non-food items. They have also taken over many old Aldi and Lidl supermarket buildings.
In 2023, Farmfoods started making some of its stores look new inside. They introduced a fresh interior design.
Future Plans for Farmfoods
In May 2024, Farmfoods announced exciting expansion plans. They aim to open 20 to 30 new stores each year. A big focus for these new stores will be in the London area. In the first four months of 2024, Farmfoods already found locations for 24 new stores across the country.
The main office for Farmfoods is in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire. Some other office tasks are handled in Solihull and Yardley, Birmingham.
How to Get Discounts at Farmfoods
Farmfoods does not have a loyalty card program. Instead, they offer special discount vouchers. For example, you might get £2.50 off if you spend £30. Or, you could get £5.00 off a £60 spend. You can get these weekly vouchers by signing up for emails from Farmfoods. They also send them out through leaflet drops.
