Abel & Cole

Abel & Cole delivery van

Abel & Cole is a British organic food vegetable box delivery company.[1][2][3][4]

Abel & Cole vegetable box

Established in 1988 by barrister Keith Abel,[5][6] it received a Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2005.[7] In 2012 it was taken over by William Jackson Food Group, based in Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Perfect delivery". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "You ask, they answer: Abel & Cole". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Best fruit and veg boxes UK". Which?. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Strong roots from green shoots". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "A potted history of Abel & Cole". Abel & Cole. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Keith Abel: 'We went from losing money to making £4.5m a year in 18 months". smallbusiness.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "No. 57618". The London Gazette (Supplement). April 2005. p. 4.
  8. ↑ "Abel & Cole Holdings Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "William Jackson Food Group acquires health food brand". British Baker. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Abel and Cole sold to makers of Aunt Bessie's Yorkshire puddings". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2026.