# COOK Trading Ltd: Food production, Sittingbourne, United Kingdom

> COOK Trading Ltd: COOK Trading Ltd is a UK-based food and drink company known for its hand-prepared meals, puddings, and home-cooking-inspired products.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/cook-trading-ltd (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# COOK Trading Ltd

COOK Trading Ltd is a UK-based food and drink company known for its hand-prepared meals, puddings, and home-cooking-inspired products.

Funding reported Last round: Undisclosed round

Food production Sittingbourne, United Kingdom

Company summary

- **Founded:** 1997 29 years old
- **Team:** 1,700 1,000+ people
- **Funding reported:** 16M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Undisclosed round Dec 2019

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for COOK Trading Ltd has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About COOK Trading Ltd

COOK Trading Ltd is a UK-based food and drink company known for its hand-prepared meals, puddings, and home-cooking-inspired products.

Founded in 1997 in Farnham, the company operates four kitchens where all products are crafted by hand. COOK is committed to ethical practices, being a certified member of B Corp UK and the Living Wage Foundation. It has been recognized as the Best British Food & Drink Company to work for in the UK. The company offers a diverse range of meals and puddings, many of which have received Great Taste Awards. COOK provides a home delivery service and has a network of over 100 shops, along with more than 1,000 independent stockists across the UK. Additionally, COOK runs the RAW Talent Programme to support individuals facing challenges, which has earned a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The company targets customers who appreciate quality home-cooking and ethical business practices.

## What company datasets say COOK Trading Ltd raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **16M** in the source's currency

Rounds **1**

Last round **Undisclosed round**

Last round size **21.1M**

Last round date **Dec 2019**

Investors listed **1**

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [Leo Lion Limited](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leo-lion-limited)

Each firm lists COOK Trading Ltd on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

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- **Sector:** Food production
- **Industry code:** NAICS 311412, 445298, SIC 2099
- **Region:** England
- **Revenue:** 159M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/cook)

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