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Saved 2026-09-21 00:54 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by review: Removed the closing About paragraph that narrated what the research did not settle (the Symington's licence and the first use of the name on a label), and settled the first of those from sources inste. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Symington's <!--company--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | name: Symington's | |
| 5 | 5 | disambiguation: Leeds dry-food manufacturer, registered at Companies House as Symington's Limited (02528254) | |
| 6 | − | summary: Leeds dry-food manufacturer behind Mug Shot and Naked, which made the Campbell's dry soups and meals sold in Britain from 2011. | |
| 6 | + | summary: Leeds dry-food manufacturer behind Mug Shot and Naked, owned since 2021 by Italy's Newprinces, formerly Newlat Food. | |
| 7 | 7 | legal_name: Symington's Limited | |
| 8 | 8 | registered_address: Symington's Limited Thornes Farm Business Park, Pontefract Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 0DN, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 9 | country: GB | |
| 10 | 10 | website: https://www.symingtons.com/ | |
| 11 | 11 | register_ids: GB-CH:02528254 | |
| 12 | 12 | founded: 1990-08-06 | |
| 13 | 13 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 16 | − | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 17 | − | | ----------- | ------------------ | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 18 | − | | parent_org | company/newprinces | | 2021-08-04 | | | sourced | ^chpsc | Companies House records Newlat Food S.p.A. of Reggio Emilia, since renamed Newprinces S.p.A., as the person with significant control from 4 August 2021, holding 75% or more of shares and votes. | | |
| 19 | − | | distributes | brand/campbell-s | GB | 2011-01 | | true | derived | ^ukrelaunch | Product development, production and distribution of the Campbell's dry soups and meals, and from August 2011 the canned condensed soups; Campbell kept control of the brand. | | |
| 16 | + | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 17 | + | | ----------- | ------------------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ---------- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 18 | + | | owned_by | company/newprinces | | 2021-08-04 | | | sourced | ^chpsc | Companies House records Newlat Food S.p.A. of Reggio Emilia, since renamed Newprinces S.p.A., as the person with significant control from 4 August 2021, holding 75% or more of shares and votes. | | |
| 19 | + | | parent_org | company/newlat-group | | | | | sourced | ^gleifpar | GLEIF names Newlat Group SA of Paradiso as the direct and ultimate accounting-consolidation parent of Newprinces S.p.A. | | |
| 20 | + | | owned_by | company/speedboat-acquisitionco | | 2020-05-27 | 2021-08-04 | true | sourced | ^chpsc | Companies House records Speedboat Acquisitionco Limited of Leeds as the person with significant control from 27 May 2020 until 4 August 2021, holding 75% or more of shares and votes. | | |
| 21 | + | | distributes | brand/campbell-s | GB | 2011-01 | | true | derived | ^ukrelaunch | Product development, production and distribution of the Campbell's dry soups and meals, and from August 2011 the canned condensed soups; Campbell kept control of the brand. | | |
| 20 | 22 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 21 | 23 | ||
| 24 | + | ## Establishments <!--establishments--> | |
| 25 | + | | mark | kind | address | country | source | note | | |
| 26 | + | | ---- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | ----------------- | | |
| 27 | + | | | office | Thornes Farm Business Park, Pontefract Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 0DN | GB | ^chsym | Registered office | | |
| 28 | + | <!--/establishments--> | |
| 29 | + | ||
| 22 | 30 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 23 | 31 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 24 | 32 | | ------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---------- | ---------- | | |
| 25 | 33 | | Symington's Limited | legal | en | | | | |
| 26 | 34 | | Brand Partnership Limited | legal | en | 1990-08-06 | 2006-12-18 | | |
| 27 | 35 | | Symingtons | search | en | | | | |
| 28 | 36 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 29 | 37 | ||
| 30 | 38 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 31 | − | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 32 | − | | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------- | ------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------- | | |
| 33 | − | | chsym | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02528254 | Companies House: SYMINGTON'S LIMITED (02528254) company overview | 2026-09-21 | Companies House | registry | | 02528254 | | | | | | |
| 34 | − | | chpsc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02528254/persons-with-significant-control | Companies House: SYMINGTON'S LIMITED (02528254) persons with significant control | 2026-09-21 | Companies House | registry | | 02528254 | | | | | | |
| 35 | − | | symbrands | https://web.archive.org/web/20251107100751/https://symingtons.com/our-brands/ | Symington's: Our brands, captured 7 November 2025 | 2026-09-21 | Symington's | manufacturer | 2025-11-07 | | | | | https://symingtons.com/our-brands/ | | |
| 36 | − | | ukrelaunch | https://www.thecampbellscompany.com/newsroom/press-releases/campbell-soup-company-partners-with-symingtons-to-launch-range-of-dry-soups-and-meals-in-uk/ | Campbell Soup Company Partners with Symington's to Launch Range of Dry Soups and Meals in UK | 2026-09-20 | The Campbell's Company | manufacturer | 2011-01-07 | | | | | | | |
| 39 | + | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 40 | + | | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | -------------------- | ------- | ------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------- | | |
| 41 | + | | chsym | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02528254 | Companies House: SYMINGTON'S LIMITED (02528254) company overview | 2026-09-24 | Companies House | registry | | 02528254 | | | | | | |
| 42 | + | | chpsc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02528254/persons-with-significant-control | Companies House: SYMINGTON'S LIMITED (02528254) persons with significant control | 2026-09-24 | Companies House | registry | | 02528254 | | | | | | |
| 43 | + | | gleifpar | https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records/815600511D7D0F6A5955/direct-parent | GLEIF: direct accounting-consolidation parent of NEWPRINCES S.P.A. | 2026-09-24 | GLEIF | registry | | 815600511D7D0F6A5955 | | | | | | |
| 44 | + | | symbrands | https://web.archive.org/web/20251107100751/https://symingtons.com/our-brands/ | Symington's: Our brands, captured 7 November 2025 | 2026-09-21 | Symington's | manufacturer | 2025-11-07 | | | | | https://symingtons.com/our-brands/ | | |
| 45 | + | | ukrelaunch | https://www.thecampbellscompany.com/newsroom/press-releases/campbell-soup-company-partners-with-symingtons-to-launch-range-of-dry-soups-and-meals-in-uk/ | Campbell Soup Company Partners with Symington's to Launch Range of Dry Soups and Meals in UK | 2026-09-20 | The Campbell's Company | manufacturer | 2011-01-07 | | | | | | | |
| 37 | 46 | <!--/references--> | |
| 38 | 47 | ||
| 39 | 48 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 40 | − | Symington's is a dry-food manufacturer in east Leeds, at Thornes Farm Business Park on Pontefract Lane, and the company Campbell Soup Company chose in 2011 to bring its brand back to British shelves.[^ukrelaunch][^chsym] Campbell's press release described it as one of the oldest food names in Britain, dating back to 1827, making dry products under its own brands, under licence and for private-label customers, and gave it product development, production and distribution of the new Campbell's cup soups, simmer soups and savoury rice and pasta dishes.[^ukrelaunch] Its own brands page lists Mug Shot, Naked, Ragu, Chicken Tonight, Twistd and The Hungry Elephant.[^symbrands] | |
| 49 | + | Symington's is a dry-food manufacturer in east Leeds, at Thornes Farm Business Park on Pontefract Lane, and the company Campbell Soup Company chose in 2011 to bring its brand back to British shelves.[^ukrelaunch][^chsym] Campbell's press release described it as one of the oldest food names in Britain, dating back to 1827, making dry products under its own brands, under licence and for private-label customers, and gave it product development, production and distribution of the new Campbell's cup soups, simmer soups and savoury rice and pasta dishes.[^ukrelaunch] Its own brands page lists Mug Shot, Naked, Ragu, Chicken Tonight, Twistd and The Hungry Elephant.[^symbrands] Since 2021 it has belonged to the Italian food group Newprinces, formerly Newlat Food.[^chpsc] | |
| 41 | 50 | ||
| 42 | − | The legal entity is Symington's Limited, incorporated on 6 August 1990 as Brand Partnership Limited and renamed on 18 December 2006; Companies House lists it as active, with fruit and vegetable processing (SIC 10390) as its nature of business.[^chsym] Its persons-with-significant-control register names Newlat Food S.p.A. of Reggio Emilia, now Newprinces S.p.A., from 4 August 2021, with 75% or more of the shares and voting rights and the right to appoint and remove directors; the previous holder, Speedboat Acquisitionco Limited of Leeds, ceased on the same day.[^chpsc] | |
| 51 | + | The legal entity is Symington's Limited, incorporated on 6 August 1990 as Brand Partnership Limited and renamed on 18 December 2006; Companies House lists it as active, with the nature-of-business codes 10390 (other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables) and 74990 (non-trading company).[^chsym] Its persons-with-significant-control register names Newlat Food S.p.A. of Reggio Emilia, now Newprinces S.p.A., from 4 August 2021, with 75% or more of the shares and voting rights and the right to appoint and remove directors; the previous holder, Speedboat Acquisitionco Limited of Leeds, registered from 27 May 2020, ceased on the same day, as did Speedboat Holdco Limited, registered from 6 April 2016.[^chpsc] Above Newprinces, GLEIF names the Swiss holding company Newlat Group SA of Paradiso as its direct and ultimate parent.[^gleifpar] | |
| 43 | 52 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Symington's <!--company-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Symington's
disambiguation: Leeds dry-food manufacturer, registered at Companies House as Symington's Limited (02528254)
summary: Leeds dry-food manufacturer behind Mug Shot and Naked, which made the Campbell's dry soups and meals sold in Britain from 2011.
legal_name: Symington's Limited
registered_address: Symington's Limited Thornes Farm Business Park, Pontefract Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 0DN, United Kingdom
country: GB
website: https://www.symingtons.com/
register_ids: GB-CH:02528254
founded: 1990-08-06
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ----------- | ------------------ | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| parent_org | company/newprinces | | 2021-08-04 | | | sourced | ^chpsc | Companies House records Newlat Food S.p.A. of Reggio Emilia, since renamed Newprinces S.p.A., as the person with significant control from 4 August 2021, holding 75% or more of shares and votes. |
| distributes | brand/campbell-s | GB | 2011-01 | | true | derived | ^ukrelaunch | Product development, production and distribution of the Campbell's dry soups and meals, and from August 2011 the canned condensed soups; Campbell kept control of the brand. |
<!--/relations-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---------- | ---------- |
| Symington's Limited | legal | en | | |
| Brand Partnership Limited | legal | en | 1990-08-06 | 2006-12-18 |
| Symingtons | search | en | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------- | ------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------- |
| chsym | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02528254 | Companies House: SYMINGTON'S LIMITED (02528254) company overview | 2026-09-21 | Companies House | registry | | 02528254 | | | | |
| chpsc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02528254/persons-with-significant-control | Companies House: SYMINGTON'S LIMITED (02528254) persons with significant control | 2026-09-21 | Companies House | registry | | 02528254 | | | | |
| symbrands | https://web.archive.org/web/20251107100751/https://symingtons.com/our-brands/ | Symington's: Our brands, captured 7 November 2025 | 2026-09-21 | Symington's | manufacturer | 2025-11-07 | | | | | https://symingtons.com/our-brands/ |
| ukrelaunch | https://www.thecampbellscompany.com/newsroom/press-releases/campbell-soup-company-partners-with-symingtons-to-launch-range-of-dry-soups-and-meals-in-uk/ | Campbell Soup Company Partners with Symington's to Launch Range of Dry Soups and Meals in UK | 2026-09-20 | The Campbell's Company | manufacturer | 2011-01-07 | | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Symington's is a dry-food manufacturer in east Leeds, at Thornes Farm Business Park on Pontefract Lane, and the company Campbell Soup Company chose in 2011 to bring its brand back to British shelves.[^ukrelaunch][^chsym] Campbell's press release described it as one of the oldest food names in Britain, dating back to 1827, making dry products under its own brands, under licence and for private-label customers, and gave it product development, production and distribution of the new Campbell's cup soups, simmer soups and savoury rice and pasta dishes.[^ukrelaunch] Its own brands page lists Mug Shot, Naked, Ragu, Chicken Tonight, Twistd and The Hungry Elephant.[^symbrands]
The legal entity is Symington's Limited, incorporated on 6 August 1990 as Brand Partnership Limited and renamed on 18 December 2006; Companies House lists it as active, with fruit and vegetable processing (SIC 10390) as its nature of business.[^chsym] Its persons-with-significant-control register names Newlat Food S.p.A. of Reggio Emilia, now Newprinces S.p.A., from 4 August 2021, with 75% or more of the shares and voting rights and the right to appoint and remove directors; the previous holder, Speedboat Acquisitionco Limited of Leeds, ceased on the same day.[^chpsc]
<!--/about-->