Specialist Catering & Meal Preparation Business

Reference: EX00337

Business Overview

Exits has been exclusively retained to find an acquirer for this is a long-established and well regarded specialist catering and meal preparation company, operating across the Home Counties. With a current turnover of approximately £1.4 million, the business delivers high-quality, compliant, and cost-effective prepared meals to a loyal client base spanning institutional and commercial sectors.

The institutional and contract catering sector across the UK continues to present stable demand and recurring income opportunities, particularly within regulated environments such as education, healthcare, and care-related settings. Our client operates within a specialised niche of this market, delivering pre-prepared meals to organisations with consistent, high-volume catering needs.

Centrally located with excellent transport links, the business operates from a purpose-built production site capable of further scaling. The company has a strong team in place, allowing minimal day-to-day involvement from the owner, and has earned a solid reputation for operational consistency, food quality, and service reliability.

Key Highlights:

• Turnover circa £1.4 million: Consistent revenues from a stable, contract-based client base.

• Scalable Production: Significant capacity for growth within the current site footprint and operational model.

• Experienced Operational Team: Senior management in place, allowing strategic oversight rather than operational involvement.

• Strategic Location: Well-situated in the Home Counties for broad regional reach.

• Strong Reputation: Known for high compliance standards, nutritional quality, and dependable delivery performance.

Opportunities for Growth:

• Additional Client Acquisition: Capacity exists to onboard further B2B clients without significant capital expenditure.

• Shift Expansion : Utilisation of additional shifts (e.g. evening or weekend runs) offers scope for maximising throughput and fixed asset efficiency.

• Product Diversification: Opportunity to pivot into new meal prep verticals (e.g. adult care, wellness-focused meals, or premium boxed meal services).

• Trade or Strategic Acquirer Synergies: Immediate cost and efficiency benefits for acquirers with overlapping operations or procurement networks.

• Owner-Operator Opportunity: Cost reductions available through consolidation of management functions and hands-on leadership.

The Next Steps:

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