History
Petrow Food Industries was formed in 2010 from the merger of the food trading division of C.J.Petrow International Ltd and the acquisition of the processing factory in Perivale, London.
In 2013 the purchase of Quality Kernels from the Zubrance Group, enabled the Group to offer customers a complete package of trading and processing coconut, dates and dried fruit, as well as processing nuts.
Petrow Food Group is part of the C.J. Petrow Group of Companies, C.J.Petrow & Co. (Pty) Ltd which was established in South Africa in 1954. The business has grown and diversified and today comprises of 22 companies which employ over 500 people globally in the UK, South Africa, Canada, Switzerland, and Singapore.
Meet the team
Ian Tatchell
Managing Director
Fatma Akalin-McGee
Commercial Director
Brett Abbott
Procurement Director
Simon Furniss
Business Development Manager
Alan Hebenton
Business Development Manager
Ivy Salin
New Product Development Manager
Our Clients
Dried fruits, nuts, dates and nut butters are distributed to food manufacturers. These include blue chip food companies and artisan manufacturers of breakfast cereals and bars, confectionery, ice cream, sauces, snack foods and ready meals.
Certification
Petrow Food Group is a member of the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC), the National Dried Fruits Trade Association (NDFTA), The Nut Association (TNA) and the Organic Farmers & Growers Association. All production takes place in an allergen-controlled environment to meet the highest levels of food safety standards.