D.P. MEATS
OUR COMPANY HISTORY
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16, CENTRAL MARKETS, EAST MARKET BUILDING
SMITHFIELD, LONDON, EC1A 9PQ
In 1983 David Alford, who already owned and ran a Delicatessen shop
in Farringdon Road and Peter Ford, who had spent many years working
in Smithfield, decided to join forces and open a Delicatessen wholesale
business on Smithfield Market.
In September of that year they secured a stall and started trading as D. P.
Meats. Within months they realized they had a thriving business,
concentrating on quality goods at competitive prices, an ideal that still
holds strong today.
Within a year they became a limited company, Alford & Ford Ltd. and
acquired a ham factory, producing top quality ham for sale on Smithfield.
They also opened another outlet in Barking, Essex packing their own
bacon and selling retail to the Public.
As trade increased D. P. Meats moved position on the market to bigger
premises, enabling them to expand their business which was going from
strength to strength, and continues to expand to this day.
Nearly 30 years later, having firmly established a successful business on
Smithfield Market, D. P. Meats now sources internationally, allowing them
to expand their range of products, ensuring they are able to meet the
current demand of their customers for variety and the best quality.
D. P. Meats counts among their customers a variety of businesses,
including Hotels, Airlines, Caterers, Butchers and Van sales.
They also retail to the Public.
