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Food Service Companies in Middlesbrough: 537 Active Firms (2026)
Food service companies in Middlesbrough prepare and sell meals, catering and hospitality services across the Tees Valley economy.
Demand splits between high-frequency consumer outlets, outsourced catering for workplaces and venues, and event-led hospitality contracts. Purchasing tends to sit with consumers at outlet level, facilities or operations teams for workplace food, and procurement teams for venue and public-sector catering. Engagements range from walk-in and delivery transactions to recurring service arrangements where staffing, menu consistency, food safety paperwork and peak-time reliability matter as much as price. The close-fit operator is usually local, premises-based and operationally lean, rather than a remote software-style supplier.
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Middlesbrough has 537 trading food service companies, giving the local market a broad base of restaurants, cafés, takeaway kitchens, caterers and hospitality food outlets. Reported employment totals 1,560 people, so the visible workforce is part of the town-level service economy, but is unlikely to capture every casual, seasonal or owner-managed role. The mix implied by the cohort is therefore not just micro-outlets: it includes employers with enough scale to require rota management, supplier discipline and repeatable kitchen operations.
Operating conditions are shaped less by national expansion stories than by premises discipline: kitchen hygiene, allergen controls, waste handling, fire safety, licensing exposure and late-hour nuisance risk. Consumer-facing outlets depend on footfall, delivery demand and repeat local custom; outsourced catering depends more on tendering, insurance, safeguarding expectations and documented processes. Public-sector and venue buyers in the Tees Valley tend to ask for a different operating rhythm from casual dining, with compliance evidence and continuity planning sitting alongside menu and price.
The Middlesbrough food service market appears split between small, owner-managed outlets and a thinner layer of employers able to handle contract or multi-site work. Scale-up scarcity is likely to keep competition local rather than national, with operators adding sites cautiously where labour, rent and delivery economics allow. Contract and venue catering may be steadier than discretionary dining, but access to those buyers tends to favour operators with documented controls and enough management depth.
537
Active firms
2026
2
Above £5M
Reported revenue threshold
235
New since 2022
Recent incorporations
Key facts
About 1% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (2 of 537 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
43% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (235 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
Middlesbrough food service firms sit at the consumer-facing end of the Tees Valley economy, spanning restaurants, caterers and hospitality operators.
Buyer demand comes from households, workplaces and visitors, with different trading patterns across sit-down meals, contract catering and event-led work.
The supplier base around these firms includes ingredients, equipment, delivery, cleaning and booking systems.
The local market appears fragmented, with multi-unit and contract-led operators sitting alongside smaller venues and caterers.
Top Middlesbrough Food Service companies
G's Golden Chippy & Pizzeria Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a takeaway restaurant preparing and selling fish and chips, pizzas, chicken and pork parmesans, burgers, kebabs, and wraps. Offers freshly cooked fast food for collection and online or phone…
Serves local consumers and households in Middlesbrough and across Teesside seeking takeaway or delivery meals from a fish and chip shop and pizzeria.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 4% CAGR over 4y
Location
Pizza Pan (North East) Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a takeaway restaurant offering pizzas, kebabs, burgers, chips and other fast‑food items. Provides online ordering for collection or home delivery through its website and phone ordering.
Serves local consumers and households in Middlesbrough TS5 ordering takeaway meals online for delivery or collection.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -2% CAGR over 4y
Location
Greedy Ted'S Ltd
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowOperates a Neapolitan-style pizzeria and bar serving wood‑fired pizzas and drinks, and provides mobile catering using converted vintage horsebox units offering pizza, gelato and bar services for…
Serves local diners and families around Guisborough, plus private and corporate event organisers for weddings, parties, product launches, exhibitions, festivals, balls, concerts, shows and sporting…
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
COCO & RUM MBRO LTD
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsOperates a restaurant serving food and drinks, offering dine‑in menus and table bookings. The website provides menu details, opening hours, customer reviews, and a gallery of dishes and venue images.
Serves consumers in the Saltburn and Middlesbrough area, including individuals, couples, families and dining groups visiting or booking for lunch and dinner.
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
O'CONNELLS MIDDLESBROUGH LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a public house serving alcoholic drinks and pub-style meals, including lunch and Sunday carvery. Hosts live entertainment such as bands, karaoke and open mic nights, and offers a function…
Serves local consumers in Middlesbrough, including pub diners, football and live entertainment audiences, Teesside University students, and people booking private functions, parties, birthdays and…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -5% CAGR over 4y
Location
Jolsha Marton Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a restaurant serving Indian and Bangladeshi cuisine, offering dine‑in meals, set menu banquet offers, table reservations and online ordering for takeaway and collection services.
Serves local consumers seeking Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant dining, table reservations, takeaway or online ordering, including couples, families and groups booking meals or banquet offers.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -6% CAGR over 4y
Location
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Stray Cafe Redcar Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2019–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 43% CAGR over 5y
Location
Parkway Chinese Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
SUSHI PANDA LTD
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 75% CAGR over 1y
Location
HOTWOK HOTPOT LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 19% CAGR over 4y
Location
Mr Wang Takeaway Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 15% CAGR over 2y
Location
Go Daddy Pizza Ltd
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
K.C.S CURRIES LIMITED
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
Don 2022 Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 12% CAGR over 2y
Location
SORENTO PIZZERIA (NE) LTD
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Venezia Hartlepool Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 6% CAGR over 4y
Location
RYAL GRILL (NE) LTD
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Olivitos and Catering Ltd
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Park Gates Leisure Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · -13% CAGR over 4y
Location
Zesty Bites Pizzeria and desserts Ltd
Trajectory
1y · 2024–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Loveataly Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 10% CAGR over 2y
Location
Pizza land Trimdon Ltd
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
Pizza & Co Longlands Ltd
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · -13% CAGR over 3y
Location
Hamza’s Authentic Pakistan Limited
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · -50% CAGR over 1y
Location
Kotli Pizzeria Ltd
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
SILVER STAR YKCHOW LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
HIGH STREET FAST FOOD LTD
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
PNEUMA GROUP LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a group of businesses across video game development, hospitality venues, property investment and development, facilities management, and automotive chauffeur services. Activities include…
Serves a mix of B2C and B2B customers, including hospitality guests, commercial property clients, businesses needing facilities management, cleaning and security, organisations buying chauffeur and…
Financial Health
WeakWeak
Location
Operates an Italian restaurant serving dishes such as pizza, pasta, steaks and light meals. Provides dine‑in food and drink service, with table reservations available and facilities to accommodate…
Serves consumers and groups, including families, couples and large parties, seeking casual restaurant meals across North East locations including Darlington, Durham, Middlesbrough, Northallerton and…
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Wallis & Co Hartlepool Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a restaurant, cocktail lounge and event space serving lunch, brunch and dinner. Prepares meals from seasonal ingredients and mixed drinks, and offers table bookings, private hire spaces and…
Serves consumers and visitors seeking dining, cocktails and late-night socialising, plus groups booking tables or private spaces for parties and seasonal events in Hartlepool.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 9% CAGR over 4y
Location
Cookfella's Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates a restaurant and bar serving globally inspired dishes, tapas, Sunday lunches, desserts, and cocktails. Provides dine‑in and takeaway food, table reservations, and dog‑friendly dining areas,…
Serves local consumers seeking restaurant, bar and takeaway dining, including groups celebrating occasions and dog owners using bar or courtyard dining. Targets diners in and around…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -8% CAGR over 3y
Location
YARM ARABIAN NIGHTS LTD
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsOperates a restaurant serving Mediterranean, Greek, Middle Eastern and Egyptian cuisine, including dishes such as falafel, souvlaki and tagine. Provides dine‑in meals, takeaway and delivery, with…
Serves local residents and visitors in Yarm and Stockton-on-Tees seeking lunch, dinner, drinks, takeaway or delivery, including couples, families, and vegetarian or vegan diners.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 50% CAGR over 1y
Location
BLACK OLIVE HARTLEPOOL LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a café lounge bar serving breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. Offers British pub-style dishes, sandwiches and desserts alongside draught beers, wines, cocktails and spirits, with dine-in…
Serves consumers in Hartlepool, including local residents, visitors, families and groups looking for casual dining, brunch, drinks, and takeaway or delivery options.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
VANE ARMS THORPE THEWLES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a village pub and kitchen serving home‑cooked meals, traditional pub food, and a range of drinks including cask ales. Provides dine-in service, table reservations, and hosts live sport…
Serves local consumers and visitors in Thorpe Thewles and Stockton-on-Tees, including diners, drinkers, sports viewers and event attendees booking tables or walking in.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 9% CAGR over 4y
Location
Signals Saltburn Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a café and bar serving breakfast, brunch, lunch, coffee, cakes and pastries. Hosts live music and events, and offers boozy brunch, venue hire, and tuk tuk hire services.
Serves consumers in Saltburn, including local residents, visitors, café and bar customers, brunch groups, live music attendees, and people booking private events or venue hire.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy
Location
THE DOG HOUSE MARSKE LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a café and bar serving breakfast, brunch and lunch, including hot and cold sandwiches, scones and desserts. Provides hot drinks and alcoholic beverages, with dine‑in and takeaway options and…
Serves local residents and visitors in Marske-by-the-Sea seeking a casual café/bar setting, including families, dog owners, wheelchair users, vegetarians, and customers looking for breakfast, lunch,…
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 30% CAGR over 4y
Location
La Porto Italiano Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates Italian restaurants serving traditional dishes such as pizza, pasta and seafood, offering dine‑in meals, drinks and takeaway food through its restaurant venues and website.
Serves consumers and local diners in Norton and Billingham seeking Italian restaurant meals, including individuals, couples, families and groups.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -12% CAGR over 4y
Location
SEABREEZE FISHNCHIPS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a fish and chip takeaway serving freshly cooked fish, chips and other fast food items. Offers children’s meals, gluten‑free options, plant‑based dishes, and drinks, with online menus and…
Serves local consumers and families in Redcar and Cleveland seeking takeaway fish and chips, including children’s meals and options for gluten-free, vegetarian, plant-based or vegetable-oil dietary…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 4% CAGR over 4y
Location
The Seaview Restaurant Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a seafood restaurant serving dishes prepared from fresh fish and shellfish, including cooked‑to‑order plates and traditional fish and chips. Also runs an on‑site fish and chip takeaway and…
Targets consumers rather than businesses, including local diners, seaside visitors and tourists in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, with casual daytime walk-in guests, evening reservation customers and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 12% CAGR over 4y
Location
RABY ARMS HART LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a pub and restaurant serving home‑cooked meals, traditional pub food and cask ales. Provides a bar with a range of drinks, live sports and entertainment, and offers table bookings and…
Serves local consumers in Hart Village and Hartlepool, including diners, pub drinkers, live sport and entertainment visitors, dog owners, walk-ins and booked tables, plus individuals or groups…
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 8% CAGR over 2y
Location
STAR OF BENGAL (DARLINGTON) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates an Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant and takeaway offering dine‑in meals, takeaway collection and delivery. Serves a menu of curries, tandoori dishes, rice, naan breads and seafood,…
Serves local consumers in Darlington seeking Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant dining, takeaway collection and home delivery, including individual diners, families and groups ordering meals online or…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -2% CAGR over 4y
Location
THE MASHAM PUBLIC HOUSE LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a public house serving food and alcoholic beverages, including lunch, evening and Sunday meals, desserts, and children’s options. Provides dine‑in service with table bookings, a beer garden,…
Serves local consumers in Hartburn Village, including families, couples, dog owners and small groups booking pub meals, Sunday lunches, drinks and seasonal dining.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 10% CAGR over 4y
Location
Camfields Espresso Bar Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates an espresso and juice bar serving coffee, ice cream, waffles, and other café refreshments for takeaway, with a focus on organic ingredients and beachside café‑style food and drinks.
Serves consumers, including local residents, beach visitors and tourists in Saltburn-by-the-Sea looking for seaside café refreshments.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 20% CAGR over 2y
Location
The Stables (Wynyard) Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a pub and restaurant serving freshly prepared meals, seasonal specials, and desserts including house-made cheesecakes. Offers dine-in and takeaway food, drinks, and table bookings, with…
Serves local residents, families, diners and pub-goers in Wynyard village and surrounding areas, including regulars from the Wynyard estate and visitors seeking eat-in, takeaway and family-friendly…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 8% CAGR over 2y
Location
DEVONPORT HOSPITALITY LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a hospitality venue combining a pub, restaurant and hotel. Serves lunch and pub-style meals, drinks, and private dining, and provides accommodation including guest bedrooms and self‑catering…
Serves consumers including local diners, pub visitors, overnight guests and self-catering travellers around Darlington, Yarm and Teesside, with options for dog owners and private dining groups.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -4% CAGR over 4y
Location
BABUL'S (DARLINGTON) LTD
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates restaurants serving modern South Asian cuisine including Indian street food and Bangladeshi dishes. Offers brunch, all‑day dining, cocktails, coffee and takeaway ordering, with table…
Serves local consumers and visitors seeking dine-in, brunch, cocktails, and takeaway South Asian food in Darlington and Barnard Castle, including vegetarians, vegans, meat eaters, and groups booking…
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 105% CAGR over 3y
Location
UNO MOMENTO DARLINGTON LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates an Italian restaurant offering dine‑in and collection meals. Serves Italian dishes, steaks, panini, desserts and drinks, with children's menus, family dining and table bookings.
Serves B2C customers: families, couples, groups and individual diners in Darlington, including people booking town-centre meals out or ordering collection.
Financial Health
StableStable · 2% CAGR over 2y
Location
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a pub, restaurant and small hotel offering food and drink alongside guest accommodation. Provides bar service, lunch and dinner menus, indoor and outdoor dining areas, private dining, and…
Serves consumers including local diners, pub-goers, overnight leisure guests, self-catering visitors, dog owners, and private dining customers in the Darlington, Yarm and Teesside area.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
THE MARINE HOTEL (SEATON CAREW) LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a hotel offering en‑suite guest accommodation with bar dining and room service. Hosts weddings, parties and live music events, and provides function rooms and conference facilities for…
Serves leisure and business hotel guests, local diners and bar customers, wedding and private party organisers, and small conference groups near Seaton Carew and Hartlepool.
Financial Health
StableStable · -23% CAGR over 2y
Location
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How Middlesbrough Food Service companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
Food service operators earn revenue through a mix of daily consumer transactions, pre-booked catering jobs, venue concessions and recurring workplace or institutional contracts. Restaurants, cafés and takeaway kitchens price by menu item, delivery order or set meal, while caterers tend to quote per head, per event or through service-level arrangements that include labour, ingredients, equipment hire and clean-down. Margins are shaped by food waste, wage costs, energy use, rent and delivery commission, so even fairly simple outlets can have complex cash timing. The product is physical food service, but the commercial model often depends on repeat local demand and dependable operations rather than one-off novelty.
Who they sell to
Consumer-facing outlets usually sell to local residents, workers and visitors, with the buyer making low-value decisions at the counter, by phone or through online ordering. Contract caterers and event operators typically sell to facilities teams, operations managers, venue managers and procurement teams, where buyers care about hygiene evidence, insurance, allergen handling, staffing cover and references. Small transactions are immediate, but tendered catering can take weeks or months, especially where public-sector or venue access is involved. Most routes to market are local: direct relationships, repeat custom, community visibility and, for some operators, delivery platforms and event partnerships.
What they buy
Most food service firms tend to spend on operational necessities before discretionary systems: ingredients, packaging, cleaning supplies, kitchen equipment, repairs, utilities, payment processing and insurance. Software buying is usually practical and role-specific, covering point-of-sale, online ordering, table or booking management, rota planning, payroll, accounting, stock control, food safety logs and customer messaging. Larger or multi-site operators may add purchasing controls, margin reporting, workforce management and outsourced bookkeeping. Service suppliers can also find demand around recruitment, temporary staffing, menu photography, local marketing, waste collection, equipment maintenance and legal advice on leases, licensing and employment.
Why and how to sell to them
Food service buyers tend to evaluate vendors when the operating model changes: a new site, a delivery push, a venue contract, a refurbishment, a kitchen hire, a manager joining, or a move from owner-managed shifts to formal rotas. Pain points are usually practical: labour cover, allergen evidence, food cost visibility, queue times, waste, late payments, complaint handling and keeping paperwork audit-ready. Outbound that works is normally specific to the trading pattern. A café, takeaway kitchen and contract caterer may all need cost control, but the proof point should map to service speed, compliance evidence or margin leakage rather than generic productivity.
How this list is built
Data sources
This list is built from UK Companies House filings, XBRL accounts data, and semantic analysis of each company's public website. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.
Classification
Rather than relying solely on SIC codes, Firmbase classifies each company semantically: the company's website is crawled, an AI model reads what the company actually sells, and the company is placed into the relevant industry and subsectors. SIC codes are used as one signal but not the only one. This means a company that registered under a generic SIC code but pivoted into (for example) fintech is correctly identified as fintech, not as its original SIC category.
Freshness
The underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear in the list within days of submission. The curated list ordering is regenerated when the underlying data moves meaningfully (company count changes by more than 5%, a new company enters the top-ranked segment, or the filed-revenue numbers for the top firms change). You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.
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