Culina Group Limited is a UK food and drink logistics company with its head office based in Market Drayton, Shropshire. It owns a number of other brands, including Eddie Stobart Group,[4] and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Müller Group.[5]
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| Company type | Private limited company |
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| Industry | Transport logistics |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | Thomas van Mourik |
| Headquarters | Market Drayton, Shropshire, England |
Area served | United Kingdom, Ireland |
Key people | Thomas van Mourik (Group CEO) William Stobart (Deputy Group CEO) |
| Services | Food and drink logistics, contract packing, haulage[1] |
| Revenue | £2.2 billion[2] |
Number of employees | 22,000[3] |
| Parent | Müller Group (100%) |
| Subsidiaries | Culina Logistics Fowler Welch Stobart Stobart Europe Great Bear |
| Website | www |
History
The company was established as a haulage business in Market Drayton in 1994.[6] It merged with Bayliss Transport, a third party logistics operator, in 2008,[7] and acquired Great Bear Distribution in 2016.[8] The business entered into a joint venture with Warren Warehousing Group in 2018[9] and bought Robsons (of Spalding) in 2018.[10] It then purchased Fowler Welch from Dart Group in June 2020.[11] After that it acquired GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions (the holding company of the Eddie Stobart Group) in July 2021.[12] In April 2024, it was announced Culina Group subsidiary, Stobart Europe had acquired the Mönchengladbach-headquartered automotive logistics company, Suloja Autotransporte GmbH.[13]
Gallery
A Culina vehicle displaying the latest livery as of September 2023
Culina Group purchased Fowler Welch in June 2020
Culina Group purchased Eddie Stobart in July 2021
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