Noble Foods

Noble Foods Ltd

Industry	Poultry
Headquarters	Lincolnshire
Website	noblefoods.co.uk

Noble Foods is a British poultry company, and the UK's largest egg producer. ^[1]

The company was founded in 2006 through the merger of Deans Foods and Stonegate. The company subsequently had to divest itself of its Stonegate business after the Competition Commission found that it violated UK antitrust laws. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2010, the company acquired a majority share in dessert brand Gü, which they later sold to private equity firm Exponent in 2021. ^[4]

In 2017 and 2018 The Humane League petitioned Noble Foods over its farming practices, which used caged hens for its Big & Fresh brand. ^{[5] [6]} Since 2019, they have achieved top tier ranking in the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare. ^[7]

In 2024, Noble Foods opened a manufacturing facility in Leicestershire, producing a selection of pre-prepared egg based foods such as omelettes. In June 2025, they acquired Just Egg from Pankaj Pancholi. ^[8]

References

1. "Noble Foods strengthens its value-added egg business". WATTPoultry.com. 2025-06-11. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
2. "Noble Foods considering options including flotation or partial sale". Belfast Telegraph . 22 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
3. "Competition commission rules on egg merger". Farmers Weekly. 2007-04-20. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
4. North, Amy. "Gü acquired by private equity firm Exponent". British Baker. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
5. "Free-range firm Noble Foods keeps 4.3m caged hens". The Times . 10 October 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
6. "Animal Rights Group Protest". PR Week . 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
7. "Noble Foods, Waitrose and Cranswick top welfare rankings". The Grocer. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
8. N, Vishnu Priya (2025-06-04). "UK's Noble Foods buys local peer Just Egg". Just Food. Retrieved 2025-11-28.