Fulton's Foods
Fulton's Foods is a frozen food retailer chain, which is based in Darton, South Yorkshire, and operates throughout The Midlands and the North of England. Trading online as Star Bargains.
A branch of Fultons Foods in Bramley, Leeds. | |
Fulton's Foods Star Bargains | |
Public company | |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1960 |
Headquarters | Barnsley, England |
Key people | Kevin Gunter, Managing Director Karen Gunter, Finance Director |
Products | Frozen Foods Household Products Discount Grocories |
Revenue | £ 70 million (2014) |
Number of employees | 1000 |
Parent | Kevin Gunter (100%) |
Subsidiaries | Star Bargains |
Website | www.fultonsfoods.co.uk |
History
The company was founded by Jack Fulton in 1960 as a poultry business.[1] It diversified into frozen foods in 1974, using the company name Frozen Value Ltd.[2] In August 1997, it was then subject to a management buy-in, financed by 3i Group,[3] when Kevin Gunter took control of the business.[2]
In October 2005, it opened a 70,000 sq ft (6,500 m2) depot in Darton, South Yorkshire.[1] and in March 2013, the company was rebranded Fulton's Foods.[4]
The founder, Jack Fulton, died on 29 September 2015.[5]
In March 2018, Fultons Foods announced they were trading online as "Star Bargains". The offering excludes chilled & frozen.[6]
References
- Shop profile: Jack Fulton: Frozen Value to grow across UK The Grocer, 2 February 2008 Archived 21 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Fulton Foods Sponsor Doncaster Rovers Belles Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Rank: 67 Frozen Value Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine Fast Track
- Frozen food retailers Iceland, Heron Foods and Frozen Value eye former Blockbuster stores Retail Week, 5 March 2013
- "Castleford Tigers chairman Jack Fulton dies". Yorkshire Evening Post. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- "Fulton Foods launch online store - Yorkshire Business Daily". Yorkshire Business Daily. 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-07-16.