Premier Foods sustainability score: 57/100
Leading practice starts at 60. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Limited independent evidence: only two independent sources cover this company. The score may change as more evidence appears.
Premier Foods makes branded cupboard foods and cakes at UK factories, including Mr Kipling, Batchelors, Bisto, Oxo, Sharwood's and Cadbury cakes. In its year to 28 March 2026 its Grocery business had £860.4 million of revenue and its Sweet Treats business £315.1 million, and branded products made up £1,042.0 million.
More about Premier Foods
Premier Foods plc was incorporated in 2004 under the name Premier Brands Foods plc. It had a monthly average of 4,163 employees and £1,175.5 million statutory revenue in its year to 28 March 2026.
Founded 2004Head office St Albans, United KingdomStaff ~4,163 monthly average (FY25/26, 52 weeks to 28 March 2026)Revenue ~£1.18B statutory revenue (£1,175.5M, FY25/26 to 28 March 2026)Website ↗
Premier Foods' footprint was 678,071 tCO2e in FY25/26, most of it from the goods it buys (501,118 t). Scope 1 and 2 have fallen every year, to 43,823 t, about 40% below the FY20/21 baseline. Scope 3 fell from 996,074 t in its base year to 634,248 t, partly because of a change in emission factors. Most of its energy is fossil gas.Its SBTi-approved targets are absolute, including a 66.8% Scope 1 and 2 cut by FY2030 and net zero by FY2050. It missed its 2025 no-deforestation deadline for 10% of its sugar and 2% of its cocoa, and its own index reports two water permit non-compliances in FY26.
Premier Foods scores 57/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified November 2026.
That places Premier Foods joint 34th of 1,043 companies scored, and 2nd of 54 in Food & Beverage (non-meat).
What is Premier Foods doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Targets & Commitments and Carbon Footprint: Operations (9/10, 8/10). Weakest on Energy Source and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (3/10, 5/10).
Where Premier Foods lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- How clean its energy isMove to a renewable energy tariff or make a major efficiency investment.
- Its effect on natureMeasure its effect on nature and have it independently verified.
- Its effect on waterMeasure its water footprint and set reduction targets.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling7/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
- How clean its energy is3/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water5/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets9/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports8/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Premier Foods's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Premier Foods's score based on?
13 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
31% of them were published by Premier Foods itself; the rest come from independent sources.
9 of 13 sources are independent of the company.
“independent limited assurance”
“PwC’s report was prepared with Premier Foods plc’s interests in mind.”
“Premier Foods’ UK manufacturing sites withdrew 627,586 cubic metres”
“Premier Foods PLC commits to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by FY2050.”
“Total volume of crude palm oil (tonnes) 10940.00”
“Premier Foods sources 100% certified sustainable palm oil”
“This company is rated middle of the pack with a score of 15.51 out of a possible total of 24.”
“The Operator is: Premier Foods Group Ltd”
“The company’s solar farm will cut about 0.6% of this total.”
“Premier Foods has been fined £15,000 for the illegal discharge of effluent into the Severn Trent Water’s sewer system.”
“The Group also reported a 14 per cent reduction in Scope 1 and 2 market-based emissions over the year”
“A 2.2MW solar farm at the company’s Carlton Bakery in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, will supply up to 70% of the site’s electricity at peak.”
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Among the 54 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Premier Foods sits 2nd of 54.
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