Boparan Holdings

2 Sisters Food Group was established in 1993 by Ranjit Singh Boparan, as a frozen retail cutting operation. It grew rapidly through acquisition and has 36 manufacturing sites in the United Kingdom, eight in the Netherlands, five in Ireland, and one in Poland. The group employs 23,000 people, and annual sales of £3.12 billion. It is listed seventh on the 2016 Sunday Times Top Track 100. It is the largest food company in the United Kingdom by turnover.

Following a period of asset disposal, on 17 November 2010, Northern Foods announced it was merging with Irish ready-made meals supplier, Greencore. According to the industry website, just-food.com, the company's shares rose more than 20% that day. The new company was to be called Essenta,[3] with headquarters in Ireland but listed on the London Stock Exchange.

However, after building up a 25% share holding, on 21 January 2011, Boparan announced a £341 million bid to buy Northern Foods,[4] which succeeded in gaining sufficient shareholder support to proceed. This resulted in the appointment of Boparan as the company's chairman in April 2011.[5] On 13 May 2011, the company was delisted from the London Stock Exchange.

FishWorks is a seafood restaurant chain, originally started by Mitch Tonks.[6]

In April 2006, Compass Group sold its specialist airports and railways division SSP for £1,822 million to EQT Partners of Sweden, including the Harry Ramsden's fish and chip shop chain. After attempting a turnaround under new MD Chris Sullivan in 2008,[7][8] on 19 January 2010, SSP sold Harry Ramsden's to Boparan Ventures Ltd, the private investment vehicle of Boparan.[9] BVL announced plans to open another one hundred units in the next five years, and create six hundred new jobs.[10]

In January 2016, Boparan Restaurant Holdings (BRH) acquired the three strong Cinnamon Collection chain of restaurants in London, an upmarket Indian outlet.[11]

In April 2016, the Boparan Private Office acquired Irish Turkey business Grove Farm.[12]

In June 2016, the supermarket chain Tesco announced that it was to sell its fifteen venue Giraffe Restaurants chain to Boparan Restaurants, for "an undisclosed sum", three years after it bought the chain for £50 million.[13]

In September 2016, it was announced Singh's Private Office (Boparan Private Office) was to acquire turkey producer Bernard Matthews for £87.5 million.[14]

In October 2016, Singh's Private Office added to its restaurant and dining portfolio with the acquisition of part of the 1950s themed restaurant chain Ed's Easy Diner.[15]

In May 2020 it was announced that the group had bought the Carluccio’s brand and 31 restaurants from administrators, in a deal that rescues more than 800 jobs.[16]