Culina Group Limited is a UK food and drink logistics company with its head office based in Market Drayton, Shropshire. It owns a number of other brands, including Eddie Stobart Group,[4] and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Müller Group.[5]
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 A Culina vehicle in September 2023 | |
| Company type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transport logistics |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | Thomas van Mourik |
| Headquarters | Market Drayton, Shropshire, England |
Area served | United Kingdom, Ireland |
Key people | Thomas van Mourik (Group CEO) William Stobart (Deputy Group CEO) |
| Services | Food and drink logistics, contract packing, haulage[1] |
| Revenue | £2.2 billion[2] |
Number of employees | 22,000[3] |
| Parent | Müller Group (100%) |
| Subsidiaries | Culina Logistics Fowler Welch Stobart Stobart Europe Great Bear |
| Website | www |
History
editThe company was established as a haulage business in Market Drayton in 1994.[6] It merged with Bayliss Transport, a third party logistics operator, in 2008,[7] and acquired Great Bear Distribution in 2016.[8] The business entered into a joint venture with Warren Warehousing Group in 2018[9] and bought Robsons (of Spalding) in 2018.[10] It then purchased Fowler Welch from Dart Group in June 2020.[11] After that it acquired GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions (the holding company of the Eddie Stobart Group) in July 2021.[12] In April 2024, it was announced Culina Group subsidiary, Stobart Europe had acquired the Mönchengladbach-headquartered automotive logistics company, Suloja Autotransporte GmbH.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Food Manufacturing | Food Logistics | Foodpack".
- ^ "About Us | Culina Group | Providing warehousing and distribution".
- ^ "Logistics Experts | Nationwide Network".
- ^ "LDG disposes of Eddie Stobart Holding Company Interest". Inside Media. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Diary giant considering plant closure". Inside Media. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Culina Group – A food and drink logistics success story 25 years in the making". Truck and Track. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Culina and Baylis merge to form new logistics operator". Logistics Manager. 19 November 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Culina Group acquires Great Bear Distribution". Motor Transport. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Culina forms partnership with Warrens Group". Logistics Manager. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Culina Group announces acquisition". Global Trailer. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Culina Group acquires Fowler Welch for £98 million". Logistics Manager. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "LDG disposes of Eddie Stobart Holding Company Interest". Inside Media. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "German automotive logistics firm acquired by Stobart Europe | TheBusinessDesk.com". West Midlands. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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