John F Kempley Snr established a potato merchants in the heart of Yorkshire
John F Kempley Jnr took over the business and moved it to Troy Road, Horsforth, Leeds
Potatapeal was born! Even back then, we invested heavily in the latest technology and equipment, and were known for quality and excellence
John F Kempley retired and left the business to his son (current CEO & Owner) David Kempley
We ventured into Salads and other prepared foods with our other brands, Springfield Salads and Cranborne Foods
We moved to bigger, new premises and rebranded the entire business. Troy Foods was born, named after the road we were based on in Horsforth in Leeds
We acquired a mayonnaise business and commence the manufacturing of mayonnaise
We bought land in LS10 1DR and built our Salads Manufacturing facility, housing our mayonnaise manufacturing plant and our salads processing facility
We moved our Warehousing & HR Support functions to facilities in LS10 1DF
We're proud to say that we are now the UK’s leading vegetable processing manufacturer and the leading seller of branded salads