Ulrick + Short, a leading clean label ingredient specialist, has expanded its operational footprint with the opening of a new blending and warehouse facility, marking the company’s third owned site and a key milestone in its long-term growth strategy.
Secured as the company celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, the new site represents a natural step in Ulrick + Short’s continued development. The investment enhances manufacturing and blending capabilities, increases production flexibility, and supports the development and scale-up of increasingly advanced ingredient solutions for the evolving European food and beverage market.
Located just off the M1 at Leeds Valley Park, Stourton, the two-storey facility brings together UK warehousing, blending and production, alongside a QC laboratory, sample room, development space and integrated offices. Designed to encourage collaboration and accelerate innovation, the site enables Ulrick + Short to move efficiently from concept to commercial scale while strengthening service levels and technical support for customers.
Adrian Short, CEO and Co-Founder of Ulrick + Short, said: “The opening of Leeds Valley Park represents an important step in the next chapter of U+S. This investment strengthens our blending capability and adds further resilience to our supply chain, providing the flexibility and capacity needed to support future innovation.
“The facility reflects how we operate as a business — agile, collaborative and focused on building strong partnerships. Reaching this milestone as we marked 25 years of U+S makes it particularly meaningful, recognising both our progress so far and the opportunities ahead.”
Following the strategic investment from Novax AB in 2021 and the formation of The Ingå Group, the Leeds Valley Park facility has also been designed to support the wider group, including Louis François, MSK Ingredients and JM Posner.
In January 2026, Ulrick + Short achieved a BRC AA grade for the new site, confirming its operational readiness and commitment to the highest food safety and quality standards. The facility is now fully operational and ready to welcome customers, supporting the next phase of growth and collaboration.
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