Birds Eye (UK & Ireland) is owned by Nomad Foods (the United Kingdom, NYSE: NOMD), which acquired the brand on 30 June 2015.[1][2] Birds Eye (UK & Ireland) was founded in 1938 in the United Kingdom and was independent until 2015.
Birds Eye is the largest frozen food brand in Britain and Ireland, descended from the American inventor Clarence Birdseye's flash-freezing process. Captain Birdseye, the character used to sell its fish fingers since 1967, is among the longest-serving advertising figures on British television. Unilever sold the American business separately in 1986, so the North American brand of the same name now belongs to Conagra.
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Nomad Foods bought Iglo Group, owner of Birds Eye in Britain and iglo across continental Europe, for about €2.6 billion. It was the first acquisition by a vehicle set up specifically to consolidate European frozen food.
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The parent company of Birds Eye (UK & Ireland) is Nomad Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
No. Birds Eye (UK & Ireland) is owned by Nomad Foods, not Conagra Brands.
Yes. Birds Eye (UK & Ireland) originated in the United Kingdom in 1938 and its owner, Nomad Foods, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Nomad Foods completed its acquisition of Birds Eye (UK & Ireland) on 30 June 2015, after announcing the deal on 20 April 2015.
Birds Eye (UK & Ireland) was an independent company from its founding in 1938 until Nomad Foods acquired it in 2015.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, Birds Eye (UK & Ireland) is still owned by Nomad Foods. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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