Cheshire cheese business completes takeover of Welsh target

Cheshire cheese maker, Joseph Heler, has announced the acquisition of a Welsh company, for an undisclosed sum.

The deal is for Futura Foods Wales, based on the Snowdonia Business Park, near Porthmadog.

Futura currently employs 60 people and specialises in the cutting, blending and packing of multiple cheese formats.

It is BRC AA accredited and Red Tractor certified.

The site is currently working with Cheddars, Mozzarella, Territorials and Continental cheeses.

Joseph Heler managing director, George Heler, said: “Futura Foods Wales is a fantastic site with huge potential.

“It offers the Joseph Heler customer base increased capability and capacity across all cheese formats.

“In addition we have further capability investments planned for this year securing a really positive future for current employees and future employees in the area.”

As part of the transaction Joseph Heler will continue to supply Futura Wales’s existing customers and conduct business as usual.

Joseph Heler is a third generation family business, founded in 1957.

Located in Nantwich, the company is the North of England’s largest independent regional cheese producer.

Joseph Heler launched Eatlean in 2016, the UK’s first high protein, low calorie, three per cent fat cheese.

In January 2022 Joseph Heler also acquired a majority stake in Lymn Bank Farm, a specialist blended and waxed cheese producer.