The Protein Works
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| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Mark Coxhead, Karl Jacobie, Nick Smith. |
| Headquarters | Runcorn , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Mark Coxhead, Karl Jacobie, Nick Smith, Laura Keir. |
| Products | Food Supplements |
| Website | Website |
The Protein Works is a British functional food brand that makes protein shakes, meal replacements, complete meals, snacks and supplements.
The company is headquartered in Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom, and primarily operates online, selling directly to consumers through its e-commerce platform.
History
[edit]The Protein Works was founded in 2012 by Mark Coxhead, Karl Jacobie, and Nick Smith.[1][2]
In the 2013/2014 season, Protein Works became the official sports nutrition supplier to Everton FC.[3][4]
In 2014, The Protein Works was named New Business of the Year at the 2014 National Business Awards in London.[5][6]
In 2015, Protein Works was sold to Walgreens Boots Alliance.
In 2019, the YFM Equity Partners backed the management buyout of The Protein Works from B&B Investment Partners.[7][8]
In 2021, Protein Works launched a sister brand, Abnormal.io, offering a subscription box service that delivers personalised complete meal shakes to your door. Each meal contains the ideal amount of protein, fats and carbs.[9]
In 2023, The Protein Works were recognised at the Growing Business Awards winning in the Santander Growing Business of the Year: Turnover £25m-45m category.[10] In the same year, Protein Works reported a turnover of £42.8m for the 12 months to August 31, 2023, up from £30.7m.[11]
In 2024, Laura Keir, CEO, was recognised as one of LDC's top 50 most ambitious leaders for 2024.[12] 2024 SME News named The Protein Works as the Best Functional Food Brands.[13] The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BCVA) recognised The Protein Works as "Leaders Driving Growth".[10]
Also in 2024, Protein Works announced its move to a new £10m vertically integrated headquarters, dubbed "P.Works Campus", in Liverpool City Region.[14][15][16][17][18]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Protein Works bulks up with bank deal". InsiderMedia. 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Flourishing Runcorn sports nutrition firm growing across Europe through new protein bakery". Liverpool Echo. 9 July 2015.
- ^ "The Protein Works builds its muscles with diverse portfolio". NutraIngredients. 18 August 2014.
- ^ "The Protein Works for Everton - Sports Pro Media". October 2014.
- ^ Hodgson, Neil (November 25, 2014). "National Business Awards success for The Protein Works". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ "Bunbury businessman leads Protein Works firm to national accolade". Nantwich News. November 26, 2014.
- ^ "YFM Equity Partners leads buy-out of The Protein Works with GBP6m investment from its Buyout Fund I - Private Equity Wire". 10 June 2019.
- ^ "UK sports nutrition business The Protein Works gets PE backing for MBO - Just Food". 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Case Study - The Protein Works". Made Smarter.
- ^ a b "Vision 2024 – Leaders driving growth". www.bvca.co.uk.
- ^ Robinson, Jon (May 24, 2024). "Protein Works: Sales and profit spike at challenger brand". City AM.
- ^ "CEO of Cheshire nutrition firm recognised with ambitious leader award". Chester and District Standard. October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Protein Works (2024 Winner: Business Elite Awards)".
- ^ Houghton, Alistair (November 13, 2024). "Sports nutrition group makes biggest investment yet in £10m campus". Business Live.
- ^ "Protein Works eyes £100m revenue with move to £10m HQ | Insider Media". 29 October 2024.
- ^ https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/sports-nutrition-group-protein-works-makes-biggest-investment-yet-in-10m-mersey-campus-as-it-aims-for-100m-target/ar-AA1tYLcx?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
- ^ "Protein Works announces move to new £10m vertically integrated HQ". 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Sports nutrition group Protein Works makes biggest investment yet in £10m Mersey campus as it aims for £100m target - Yahoo! News". 13 November 2024.