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ABOUT US

Get to know our family-owned business

OUR CULTURE

WE ARE
A TEAM

Our culture is built around teamwork, care and creating a place where people feel supported, valued and part of something bigger. From wellbeing initiatives and team moments to giving back to staff throughout the year, we want Blends to be a place where people enjoy coming to work. We know that when our people feel looked after, they can do their best work for our customers too.

WE GROW TOGETHER

At Blends, we’re proud to support people at every stage of their journey, whether they’re joining us through an apprenticeship, gaining work experience, or developing new skills through training and courses. We believe in giving people real opportunities to learn, progress and build confidence in a hands-on environment. Many of our team members have grown with the business, and that’s something we’re really proud of.

WE LIVE BY OUR CATCH VALUES

Customer focus, accountability, teamwork, continuous improvement, and honesty and integrity guide how we work every day. They help us catch opportunities, face challenges together and keep raising the standard across the business. Whether we’re working on the factory floor, supporting a customer project or giving back through charity work, these values shape the way we show up as a team

OUR STORY

1998:
Blends Establishment

Founded in 1998 Blends originally operated from a small craft bakery in Old Swan Liverpool, initially supplying simple commodity ingredients to the baking industry. The site was a maximum of 1500 sq/ft and warehouse space needed to be shared with other operating businesses.

1999:
Expansion to Knowsley

Shortly after, Blends took the decision to relocate to Knowsley, with our first unit of 5,000 square foot at Knowsley Industry Estate.

1999-2003:
Business Growth

Over the next 4 years the company experienced fantastic growth and as a result, occupied 2 further additional units resulting in a total area of 15,000 square feet. However it was always the aim of the company to occupy our own, bespoke development and further grow and expand the business.

2011:
Blends House & BRC

As a result, in 2011, Blends relocated to Blends House in Knowsley, Liverpool, a single bespoke 35,000 square foot premises, designed from the ground up to be BRC compliant.

2017:
Picton House Acquisition

In 2017, we purchased neighbouring Picton House, another 35,000 square foot premises dedicated to process glycerine and commodity ingredients.

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2020:
First Canning Line & +7m unit sales

In 2020 we purchased our first canning line.

It allowed us to enter a market that was previously unachievable. In our first 12 months, we achieved sales of 7 million units.

2022:
Boosting our Canning Capabilities

In 2022 we purchased our first Krones Canning Line that greatly improved volume, capacity and capabilities. In 2023 we upgraded our canning line to increase the speed to 19200 cans per hour.