Profura Announces the Acquisition of Framptons Ltd.

Profura is a privately owned Gothenburg-based investment company that invests across industries, focusing on long-term co-ownership. We are proud to announce the acquisition of Framptons Ltd., a renowned UK-based food and beverage company mainly known for its oat drink production.

With effect from today, Framptons will be owned by Provator, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Profura group. Provator specializes in turn-around cases, providing the knowledge, support and financial stability that will provide a platform for future growth and expansion for Framptons.

Framptons Ltd., based in Shepton Mallet, UK, is a prominent name in the food and drinks industry, with a heritage that can be traced back to 1898. Known for its locally produced high-quality products and community involvement, Framptons has been a key player in the industry, contributing significantly to the local economy.

DAIRY

DAIRY IS IN OUR DNA

It is a significant and enduring product platform and we have a proud heritage in the category. We pack dairy products into a huge range of formats across chilled, ambient UHT and ESL. We handle:

Cow’s Milk
Goat’s Milk
Premium Milkshake
Protein Drinks
Breakfast Drinks
Lactose-free
Flavoured/Fruited/Functional Milk

FRAMPTONS IS YOUR KNOWLEDGEABLE AND EXPERT PARTNER WHATEVER PART OF THE DAIRY MARKET YOU SERVE.

We understand the ebbs and flow of the dairy production cycle and are used to working with all sizes of dairy brands, from startups to large dairy multinationals and co-operatives.

The dairy sector, with its roots in the land and traditions of farming, finds itself at the forefront of a variety of product innovation in functional dairy drinks, kefirs, cultured products as well as high protein, reduced lactose and coffee flavourings.

CASE STUDIES

SHAKEN UDDER

Jodie & Howie were making a luxury milkshake in a bottling plant they built on their farm. They only had limited capacity and approached us to see if we could help fill their growing demand. With our ESL lines, we were also able to provide them with an extended life to their current product.

But business didn’t proceed smoothly at first! We completed trial work with them but capacity was tight so Commercial Director, Will Martin, rang the team to break some bad news - unfortunately his timing couldn’t have been worse because it was the day before their wedding.

Fortunately, the team soon forgave him as Framptons decided to invest in a third bottle line thus creating some headroom on capacity.

It was a challenge to create the right viscosity and suspension of the vanilla seeds in the initial milkshake formulation. Early trials were either too thin or too thick. But we overcame these difficulties and were able to provide a match for the high quality milkshake they were producing, and the Shaken Udder business is growing significantly, powered by Framptons.

DELAMERE DAIRY

After more than 15 years of processing and packing their fresh goats milk, Delamere Dairy saw the advantages of extended shelf life technology (ESL) which was being pioneered at Framptons.

In 2002, to take advantage of the clear benefits ESL processing can bring to smaller volume niche products, Delamere Dairy out-sourced their fresh milk processing to Framptons, closing their own dairy to concentrate on developing the branded speciality dairy and non dairy alternatives business that the business has become famous for today.

As one of the earliest co-packing customers, Delamere Dairy has worked closely at all levels, with Framptons. This has helped Delamere grow with a flexible and proactive support approach taken. Nowhere is this more clearly seen than with the development of a comprehensive range of dairy alternatives for a leading premium food retailer. Often involving complex supply chains and innovative processing techniques, the range has developed and continues to do so through close collaboration between the two companies’ NPD teams – just part of the comprehensive package offered by Framptons to their commercial partners.

Our bottling plant was at capacity and due to a number of limiting factors we were unable to expand further. Moving volume to Framptons was the logical choice and they worked hard to ensure the quality of product was an exact match. Framptons is a great manufacturing partner to work with, they are always pro-active when dealing with NPD and managing our continued volume growth.

- Andy Howie, July 2017