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Arla Foods Limited

Arla's British operating company in Leeds, a subsidiary of Arla Foods UK Plc and importer of the Danish-made Starbucks bottled coffee drinks sold in the UK.

Registered in
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Founded
30 June 1987
Owned by
Arla Foods UK
Products here
2

Who owns Arla Foods Limited

Every company above Arla Foods Limited, the top of the group first, each tie from a cited source.

Arla Foods Limited
What the sources say about these ties
Arla Foods UK owns
Arla Foods UK Plc (company 03487778) holds 75% or more of the shares and voting rights and the right to appoint or remove directors; the date is when the register began recording it.
Arla Foods group
Arla Foods amba is the ultimate parent of its owner Arla Foods UK Plc in the global LEI register.

About Arla Foods Limited

Arla Foods Limited is a private limited company registered in England under number 02143253, incorporated on 30 June 1987, with its registered office at Arla House, Leeds Valley Park, Leeds.[1] Companies House search lists MD Foods PLC as an earlier name.[2] Its person with significant control, holding 75 % or more of the shares and voting rights since 6 April 2016, is Arla Foods UK Plc (company 03487778).[3] The Leeds address and the company name are printed as importer on the Starbucks Frappuccino bottles made in Denmark for the British market.[4]

Arla Foods UK Plc, named Express Dairies plc until October 2003,[5] is itself held by Arla Foods UK Holding Limited,[6] and the global LEI register records the Danish-Swedish dairy co-operative Arla Foods amba as its direct and ultimate parent, which places Arla Foods Limited at the bottom of Arla's British chain.[7]

Distributes 2

Arla Foods Limited brings these to a market; someone else makes them.

References

  1. ↑ ARLA FOODS LIMITED overview – Companies House Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-26.
  2. ↑ Companies House search: ARLA FOODS LIMITED Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-26.
  3. ↑ ARLA FOODS LIMITED persons with significant control – Companies House Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-26.
  4. ↑ Front and back of the 250 ml bottle (Open Food Facts photos 1 and 2) Open Food Facts contributors. pack. Published 2023-01-28. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 5711953156717. Photo 1: front and neck; photo 2: back label. CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.
  5. ↑ ARLA FOODS UK PLC overview – Companies House Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 03487778. previous names EXPRESS DAIRIES PLC (25 Feb 1998 – 22 Oct 2003) and FUTURESTRONG PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY.
  6. ↑ ARLA FOODS UK PLC persons with significant control – Companies House Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 03487778. Arla Foods Uk Holding Limited, registration number 4659433, 75% or more of shares and voting rights, notified 6 April 2016.
  7. ↑ GLEIF: ARLA FOODS UK PLC (LEI 5299003334FON1FRIK97), ultimate parent GLEIF. registry. Accessed 2026-09-26. Record: 5299003334FON1FRIK97. golden copy published 25 September 2026: direct and ultimate parent both ARLA FOODS AMBA, LEI 529900IJ6T4P1O10R377, registeredAs 25313763.
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