Global food manufacturer and distributor with 7,000+ staff across UK, Poland, and Mauritius
Princes Group is a £1B-scale food producer and distributor operating seven UK manufacturing sites plus facilities in Mauritius and Poland, serving supermarkets, food service, and other manufacturers across 20+ categories. The company runs a SAP-centric ERP backbone (SAP ECC, Controlling, EDI) paired with Siemens industrial automation (PLC, S7, HMI) — a classic manufacturing stack. Current hiring surge (32 roles in 30 days, accelerating) clusters around engineering, manufacturing, and operations, signaling active capital deployment and production-line modernisation work.
Princes Group manufactures and distributes branded and private-label food and beverage products globally. The company operates seven manufacturing sites in the UK, plus production facilities in Mauritius and Poland, with offices in Liverpool, Leeds, Warsaw, and Rotterdam. The portfolio spans over 20 categories—fish, meat, fruits, vegetables, soups, pasta, sauces, edible oils, and soft drinks—under brands including Napolina, Crosse & Blackwell, Crisp 'n Dry, Branston Beans, and Jucee, alongside retail own-label and co-packing operations. Founded in Liverpool in 1880 as a fish importer, the company expanded into food production in 1946. Since July 2024, Princes has been a wholly owned subsidiary of New Princes, an Italy-based food and dairy specialist operating 31 production sites globally.
Princes operates seven manufacturing sites across the UK, plus facilities in Mauritius and Poland. Offices are located in Liverpool, Leeds, Warsaw, and Rotterdam.
SAP ERP stack (SAP ECC, Controlling, EDI), Microsoft Office, Excel, PRINCE2 for project management, and Siemens industrial automation (PLC, S7, HMI) for production lines.
Engineering, manufacturing, operations, design, finance, logistics, and marketing roles across UK and US locations, with most openings in engineering and manufacturing.
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