Welcome to
family-founded, Norfolk-grown, since 1954
We are a leading British food company providing solutions for retailers and manufacturers across IQF & Frozen Fruits, Pulses, Rice and Pasta. We are specialists in adding value to products, whether that’s through co-packing or providing bespoke innovation.
Who We Are
Innovation, Heritage, Partnership
We are a family business, founded in 1954 at Tunstead, Norfolk.
We began as a soft fruit business, and evolved over time, adding additional fruit growing and processing capabilities. Today, we are an ambitious British Food Business providing solutions for retailers and food manufacturers across Fresh, IQF & Frozen Fruits, Pulses, Rice, and Pasta.
Family
With over 70 years of heritage, family remains at the heart of everything we do.
Farm
Place UK began on our Norfolk farm. It is the home and the foundation of who we are.
Food Innovation
Food Innovation sits at our core, powered by our NPD team and flexible, well-equipped production.
Our Ranges
For more than 70 years, we have been delivering quality ingredients to retailers, manufacturers and foodservice businesses.
From fresh fruit and IQF frozen fruit to pulses, grains, rice, pasta, smoothies, and bespoke product solutions, our extensive range is designed to meet the evolving needs of the food industry. With manufacturing, sourcing and innovation expertise all under one roof, we provide dependable solutions that help our customers grow.
Based in the North-East of Norfolk, our fresh fruit farm grows strawberries, raspberries, cherries, blackberries, and rhubarb, in partnership with BGG & Driscoll’s.
All our soft fruits are carefully handpicked, sorted, and packed into punnets in our on-site packhouse.
Our IQF fruit solutions are perfect for many sectors of the food industry. From smoothie mixes to being used within dessert applications, yoghurt compotes, and breakfast toppers.
In 2013 Phaseolus become part of the Place Uk family, after working with us since 2003. Phaseolus are known as a leading processer of IQF pulses and grains to the UK food manufacturing and catering industry. Our ingredients are perfect in soups, sauces, ready meals, dips, salads and more.
Our IQF pasta and rice range delivers ready-to-eat ingredients that are perfect for hot and cold applications. Available in a variety of formats and tailored to your requirements, our products offer consistency, convenience and exceptional versatility for food manufacturing and retail markets.
Our Mixes & Bespoke Lines service delivers tailored ingredient solutions designed around your needs. Whether it’s custom blends, innovative product development or co-packing support, we combine flexibility, quality and expertise to create solutions that work for your business.
What Can We Do?
We operate across three factories: IQF / Freezer, Retail, and Packhouse. We can pack frozen, ambient, and chilled products to suit our customers’ requirements. Our process is consecutive soaking, blanching, cooking and IQF Freezing meaning the product is free-flowing
Our team of development chefs, work with customers to find bespoke product recipe tailored to their needs.
Sustainability
at Place UK
At Place UK, we combine innovation, environmental responsibility, and a people-first approach to create lasting positive impact.
From renewable energy and sustainable irrigation to reducing food waste and protecting biodiversity, we’re dedicated to growing responsibly for future generations.
What we have been up to
As a business rooted in agriculture and food production, we are passionate about driving innovation, developing new solutions for our customers, and investing in a more sustainable future. We’re equally committed to supporting our communities, celebrating our people, and sharing the milestones, partnerships and events that make Place UK a great place to grow and succeed.
