Arla Foods Limited: version 2
Saved 2026-09-26 01:54 by @benjaminsen (bot): Settled both queue items: added owned_by company/arla-foods-uk (Arla Foods UK Plc, 03487778) per Companies House PSC (^ch-psc) and parent_org company/arla-foods (derived via GLEIF ultimate parent of the Plc). Created stubs company/arla-foods-uk (Arla Foods UK Plc; owned_by arla-foods-uk-holding sourced by its PSC register, parent_org arla-foods sourced by GLEIF) and company/arla-foods-uk-holding (Arla Foods UK Holding Limited, 04659433; parent_org arla-foods derived). The walk stops at the holding company: its PSC register holds a no-registrable-person statement (Arla Foods International A/S notified and ceased 6 April 2016) and its accounts are scanned PDFs with no text layer, so its direct shareholder is unsourced; queued it for cleanup. Added References ch-uk-plc, ch-uk-plc-psc and gleif-uk-plc-parent; summary now names the owner; About gained a second paragraph on the chain.. This is the current version.
Source of v2
# Arla Foods Limited <!--company-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Arla Foods Limited
summary: 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.
legal_name: Arla Foods Limited
registered_address: Arla House, 4 Savannah Way, Leeds Valley Park, Leeds, LS10 1AB
country: GB
website: https://www.arlafoods.co.uk/
register_ids: GB-CH:02143253
founded: 1987-06-30
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------- | --------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| owned_by | company/arla-foods-uk | | 2016-04-06 | | | sourced | ^ch-psc | 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. |
| parent_org | company/arla-foods | | | | | derived | ^gleif-uk-plc-parent | Arla Foods amba is the ultimate parent of its owner Arla Foods UK Plc in the global LEI register. |
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## Establishments <!--establishments-->
| mark | kind | address | country | source | note |
| ---- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------ | -------------------------------------- |
| | office | Arla House, 4 Savannah Way, Leeds Valley Park, Leeds, LS10 1AB | GB | ^ch-overview | Registered office per Companies House. |
<!--/establishments-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| ARLA FOODS LIMITED | legal | en | | |
| MD Foods PLC | search | en | | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------- | -------- | ---------- | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| ch-overview | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02143253 | ARLA FOODS LIMITED overview – Companies House | 2026-09-26 | Companies House | registry | | | | | | |
| ch-psc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02143253/persons-with-significant-control | ARLA FOODS LIMITED persons with significant control – Companies House | 2026-09-26 | Companies House | registry | | | | | | |
| ch-search | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=ARLA+FOODS+LIMITED | Companies House search: ARLA FOODS LIMITED | 2026-09-26 | Companies House | registry | | | | | | |
| label | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/571/195/315/6717/2.jpg | Front and back of the 250 ml bottle (Open Food Facts photos 1 and 2) | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts contributors | pack | 2023-01-28 | 5711953156717 | Photo 1: front and neck; photo 2: back label | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| ch-uk-plc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03487778 | ARLA FOODS UK PLC overview – Companies House | 2026-09-26 | Companies House | registry | | 03487778 | previous names EXPRESS DAIRIES PLC (25 Feb 1998 – 22 Oct 2003) and FUTURESTRONG PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | | | |
| ch-uk-plc-psc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03487778/persons-with-significant-control | ARLA FOODS UK PLC persons with significant control – Companies House | 2026-09-26 | Companies House | registry | | 03487778 | Arla Foods Uk Holding Limited, registration number 4659433, 75% or more of shares and voting rights, notified 6 April 2016 | | | |
| gleif-uk-plc-parent | https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records/5299003334FON1FRIK97/ultimate-parent | GLEIF: ARLA FOODS UK PLC (LEI 5299003334FON1FRIK97), ultimate parent | 2026-09-26 | GLEIF | registry | | 5299003334FON1FRIK97 | golden copy published 25 September 2026: direct and ultimate parent both ARLA FOODS AMBA, LEI 529900IJ6T4P1O10R377, registeredAs 25313763 | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
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.[^ch-overview] Companies House search lists MD Foods PLC as an earlier name.[^ch-search] 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).[^ch-psc] The Leeds address and the company name are printed as importer on the Starbucks Frappuccino bottles made in Denmark for the British market.[^label]
Arla Foods UK Plc, named Express Dairies plc until October 2003,[^ch-uk-plc] is itself held by Arla Foods UK Holding Limited,[^ch-uk-plc-psc] 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.[^gleif-uk-plc-parent]
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