Food opportunities with Poupart Ltd

Incorporated in 1895, but trading since the mid 19th Century, the company remained a privately owned enterprise until 1986, when it was acquired by Hillsdown Holdings plc, a major food conglomerate at the time. Within a year of that acquisition a third generation fruit trading family, the Olins, were encouraged to conduct a "management buy-in" of the business.

This arrangement resulted in Poupart regaining its lost pre-eminence and returning once again to the position of financial strength it had held in past years. Although Poupart was subsequently sold by Hillsdown Holdings plc in 1997 to Argent Group Europe Ltd, the Olins family remain at the helm of the company. Thus combining the expertise and flexibility of a family led enterprise with the strength and discipline of a larger financial entity .