Consumer Staples — headcount changes
Year-on-year headcount change for Consumer Staples companies that file detailed accounts. A structural signal from filed accounts — not a live jobs feed; figures lag the present by roughly 12–24 months.
Fastest-growing Consumer Staples teams · 2026
By year-on-year headcount growth — companies of 20+ staff
| # | Company | Headcount | Growth | Trend | Cost/head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | FRESH TRADING LIMITED | 63 187 | +197% | £97k | |
| 02 | CEREALTO UK LIMITED | 268 640 | +139% | £31k | |
| 03 | BLANK STREET UK LIMITED | 207 487 | +135% | £26k | |
| 04 | GROWUP FARMS LIMITED | 38 73 | +92% | £71k | |
| 05 | BAMA EUROPA UK LIMITED | 91 166 | +82% | £36k | |
| 06 | BRITISH BAKELS LIMITED | 242 427 | +76% | £49k | |
| 07 | JACK BRAND LIMITED | 55 97 | +76% | £37k | |
| 08 | GCB COCOA UK LIMITED | 38 66 | +74% | £35k | |
| 09 | BATES FARMS & DAIRY LIMITED | 118 204 | +73% | £28k | |
| 10 | MISSION PRODUCE UK LIMITED | 32 53 | +66% | £75k | |
| 11 | NEWBURGH FOODS LIMITED | 92 151 | +64% | £30k | |
| 12 | PIE MINISTER KITCHENS LIMITED | 76 123 | +62% | £37k |
Sharpest Consumer Staples headcount cuts
By year-on-year headcount decline — talent likely coming onto the market
| # | Company | Headcount | Change | Trend | Cost/head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | POTS&CO LTD | 63 30 | -52% | £57k | |
| 02 | HALEWOOD ARTISANAL SPIRITS (UK) LIMITED | 208 100 | -52% | £66k | |
| 03 | JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS OPS GB LTD | 369 184 | -50% | £66k | |
| 04 | TASKER PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | 350 176 | -50% | £26k | |
| 05 | KERRY FOODS LIMITED | 89 50 | -44% | £90k | |
| 06 | T2 TEA (UK) LIMITED | 51 29 | -43% | £9k | |
| 07 | C J WILDBIRD FOODS LIMITED | 76 44 | -42% | £35k | |
| 08 | ELISABETH THE CHEF LIMITED | 450 275 | -39% | £29k | |
| 09 | WESTER ROSS FISHERIES LTD. | 57 35 | -39% | £50k | |
| 10 | HAIN FROZEN FOODS UK LIMITED | 170 107 | -37% | £43k | |
| 11 | NUSEED EUROPE LTD | 1,550 992 | -36% | £1k | |
| 12 | EVOLUTION FARMING LIMITED | 70 45 | -36% | £23k |
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Headcount drawn from each company's two most recent sets of filed accounts. Companies below 20 staff in either year are excluded, and growth above +300% is treated as a scale or scope artefact and dropped. Figures carry the usual iXBRL / PDF extraction caveats. Snapshot 2026-05-01.