1966 Company founded, importing canned meats 1971 CEO Philip Wallace joined focusing on exports 1975 Deputy CEO Colin Dicker joined focusing on imports 1985 Office opened in USA. Commenced UK imports on fruit and vegetables 1989 Office opened in Holland, initially to develop sales of fruit and vegetables from within the EU, principally from the former Eastern Bloc 1990 Acquisition of 19% of company by Norwich Union 2003 Acquisition of Moorland poultry factory in Newby and the establishment of Newby Foods 2005 Offices opened in Brazil and Thailand and representative offices in Poland & Spain. Company buys back Norwich Union 19% shareholding. First ranking in the Sunday Times 250 Mid-market Private Companies 2006 MBO implemented providing equity to 10 Directors/Shareholders 2007 Offices opened in Ireland, Russia and China 2008 Annual sales increase by over 15% 2009 Expansion in the USA of fruit and juice departments. LAMEX Foods Inc. (Minnesota) achieve C-TPAT accreditation 2011 Creation of LAMEX Agrifoods and opening of Miami office 2012 Increased ranking to #16 in UK’s Top 250 Mid-market Private Companies. LAMEX Foods Europe (Holland) achieve IFS Broker accreditation 2013 LAMEX invests in fruit processing plants in Serbia and Greece Group Annual Sales exceeds $1billion. LAMEX move into the UK’s Top 100 Private Companies. 2014 LAMEX begins joint venture with Chilean frozen fruit facility - Altamira Chile 2015 LAMEX increases ranking to #71 in UK’s Top 100 Private companies. LAMEX Agrifoods (Miami) achieve C-TPAT accreditation 2016 LAMEX increases ranking to #65 in UK’s Top 100 Private companies. LAMEX Agrifoods (Malvern) and LAMEX Foods Europe (UK/Ireland & Thailand) achieve BRC accreditation 2016 Acquisition of Liberty Holdings T/A Kappers Foods BV 2018 LAMEX increases ranking to #55 in the UK’s Top 100 Private companies.
