Branston is the UK’s best-loved sweet pickle, first produced in 1922 by Crosse and Blackwell in the village of Branston near Burton upon Trent, and voted one of the top 50 UK brands of the 20th century. Now owned by Mizkan Euro Limited and still made using the same secret recipe of over 20 vegetables and spices in a molasses-based sauce at the Bury St Edmunds factory, Branston holds over 60 percent of the UK pickle market. Offering Original, Small Chunk, Smooth Paste, Piccalilli, Chilli Piccalilli, and Brown Sauce, products are consistent eBay UK and Amazon UK bestsellers reaching one in three UK households annually.
Headquarters
Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd.2-6 Nakamura-cho, Handa City,Aichi Prefecture, 475-8585, Japan
Authentic Distributors
1. Branston Foodservice Direct ✅ (bringoutthebranston.co.uk/foodservice — confirmed dedicated B2B foodservice channel)
2. Mizkan Euro Contact ✅ (Companies House No. 8053234, Chiswick Business Park, London W4 5YE — confirmed registered corporate address)
3. Mizkan Foodservice ✅ (mizkanfoodservice.co.uk/brands/branston — confirmed dedicated professional B2B channel)
Professional Notes for FBA Sellers
✅ EXCEPTIONALLY PRECISE CORPORATE VERIFICATION —
Companies House registration number (8053234),
exact VAT number (186907854), and full
registered address all confirmed directly
from the official website footer — among
the strongest precision verifications in
this entire project
✅ CROSS-DIRECTORY MIZKAN CONNECTION — Mizkan
Group also owns Ragú North America (from your
earlier Ragú research), making this the same
Japanese parent company across two completely
different product categories and markets —
genuinely useful corporate intelligence
✅ Dedicated foodservice B2B channel confirmed
(bringoutthebranston.co.uk/foodservice AND
mizkanfoodservice.co.uk) — two separate
confirmed B2B trade portals
✅ Always request authorization letter LOA
and confirm invoices show your registered
business name for Amazon compliance
✅ 60%+ UK pickle market share gives Branston
category dominance — the strongest single
category market share percentage found in
this entire research project for a food brand
✅ Personalised pickle gifting shop and branded
merchandise (hoodies) confirms strong brand
loyalty and gifting demand beyond standard
grocery purchasing