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Food Beverages Or Tobacco Businesses in West Midlands

Explore the West Midlands's Food Beverages Or Tobacco sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

91
Businesses
91%
Active
8.1 yrs
Avg company age
Birmingham
Top Location · 27
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

2.2% of food beverages or tobacco survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. This is a young industry's graveyard as much as its nursery.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Food beverages or tobacco, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 47110 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Food beverages or tobacco. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 8.1 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Food beverages or tobacco by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      KARAN RETAIL LTD
      United Kingdom
      £194.9m
      £99.1m
      £83.9m
      £52.3m

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Food beverages or tobacco businesses registered in each location.

      01Birmingham2729.7% of sector
      02Dudley2426.4% of sector
      03Oldbury1213.2% of sector
      04Walsall1112.1% of sector
      05Solihull88.8% of sector

      Towns in West Midlands

      Drill down further - view Food beverages or tobacco business data for individual towns within this county.