Founded in 1999 by James Sydenham and Mark Bishop, the pair initially started the business from their homes but quickly established a customer base which enabled them to move into their first commercial premises in Thame, Oxfordshire, that same year.
The firm has been on a steep growth trajectory ever since, moving to a premises twice the size next door in Thame before relocating to nearby Haddenham in 2017.
The site in Haddenham is 30,000 square foot all told and includes office space, warehousing and a spare parts complex, while it is also backed by an Interfood operation in County Tipperary that is dedicated to servicing the Irish market.
Sydenham remains a director and shareholder of Interfood to this day and is now focused on developing the company’s supply base which has seen a number of additions in recent months, including the onboarding of equipment manufacturers for Interfood’s dedicated Bakery Solutions Division.
Meanwhile, Rob Unwin took up the position of managing director earlier in the year, having joined Interfood only a matter of months after the business it was founded.
Commenting on reaching the 25-year milestone, Unwin said: “We have inevitably seen changes over the 25 years with automation taking on an ever-increasing role. The supply of standalone machines has and always will be fundamental to our business.
“However, in recent years projects that involve fully automated whole-line workflow solutions have become crucial to streamlining and therefore optimising the profitability of today’s food processing operations.”
Interfood is now structured through seven divisions to offer a range of solutions across the spectrum of food processing and is active across meat, poultry, fish, cheese, plant-based, convenience foods, bakery, juices and pet food.
