Premier Foods Plc engages in the business of manufacturing and distributing branded and own label food products. The company is headquartered in St Albans, Herefordshire and currently employs 4,137 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2004-07-19. The firm's segments include Grocery, Sweet Treats, and International. The Grocery segment primarily sells savory ambient food products. The Sweet Treats segment sells primarily sweet ambient food products. The firm operates in approximately 15 sites across the country. The company provides a range of retail, wholesale, food service and other customers with its brands. The company operates primarily in the ambient food sector across United Kingdom grocery market. The company operates in four grocery categories, namely Flavourings & Seasonings; Quick Meals, Snacks & Soups; Ambient Desserts and Cooking Sauces & Accompaniments. In addition, the Company has a portfolio of other branded food products and a non-branded food business, which manufactures products, such as cakes and desserts, on behalf of various United Kingdom food retailers, as well as a business-to-business (B2B) business supplying food products and ingredients.
