1921

John F Kempley Snr established a potato merchants in the heart of Yorkshire

1928

John F Kempley Jnr took over the business and moved it to Troy Road, Horsforth, Leeds

1980

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

1999

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

2002

We acquired a mayonnaise business and commence the manufacturing of mayonnaise

2005

We bought land in LS10 1DR and built our Salads Manufacturing facility, housing our mayonnaise manufacturing plant and our salads processing facility

2016

We moved our Warehousing & HR Support functions to facilities in LS10 1DF

2017

We're proud to say that we are now the UK’s leading vegetable processing manufacturer and the leading seller of branded salads