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SOURCING THE WORLD'S TABLE, EST. 1979
A Mumtaz Group company / Est. 1979

Sourcing the world's table.

A Note Food doesn't move itself. It takes networks, trust, and forty-seven years of relationships. CatchCo connects farms, processors and ports to retailers and wholesalers across four continents, quietly, reliably, and at scale.
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01 / Manifesto

We don't sell food. We move it, across oceans, borders and currencies, for buyers who need certainty, and for suppliers who deserve fair trade. Born of a four-decade family business, what we sell is the quiet confidence of a contract that arrives, on time, every time.

Abbas Mumtaz / Managing Director
02 / By the Numbers

A network forty-seven years in the making.

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Mumtaz Group
Heritage
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Active Sourcing
Markets
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Vetted Supplier
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Certifications:
Halal · HACCP · BRC

How we actually
move the chain.

03 / Capabilities
001

Sourcing

Direct relationships with farms, processors and primary producers across 42 markets. We don't broker, we know the people, the pens, the boats.

Origin → Origin+
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Logistics

Reefer, dry, air, sea. Cold-chain integrity from origin port to receiving dock. Documentation, customs, insurance, handled, audited, traced.

Port → Shelf+
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Compliance

Halal certification under recognised authorities. HACCP and BRC audited supply chains. Full traceability documentation for every consignment.

Audit → Assurance+
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Market Entry

Expanding into a new region? We open the doors. Government relationships, regulatory navigation, distributor introductions across MENA, SSA & Asia.

Region → Revenue+
04 / Catalogue

Across every
category.

From farm gate to factory door, CatchCo sources, ships and supplies across the full breadth of the food trade. Halal where it matters, compliant everywhere, priced to hold.

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Poultry

Whole birds, cuts, giblets, further-processed. Halal-slaughtered, blast-frozen, IQF.

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Red Meat

Beef, lamb, mutton, goat. Carcass, primal, retail-ready. Halal and conventional.

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Seafood

Fresh, chilled and frozen. Whitefish, salmon, shrimp, cephalopods. MSC where applicable.

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Rice & Grains

Basmati, long grain, parboiled. Wheat, maize, oats. Bulk and retail-ready packs.

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Pulses & Legumes

Lentils, chickpeas, kidney beans, mung beans. Origin: India, Pakistan, Canada, Turkey.

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Spices & Herbs

Whole, ground, blended. Direct from origin: India, Madagascar, Indonesia, Morocco.

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Oils & Fats

Sunflower, rapeseed, olive, palm. Refined, virgin, bulk drum and retail.

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Dairy

Milk powder, butter, cheese, condensed milk. EU origin, long shelf-life formats.

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Fresh Produce

Onions, potatoes, citrus, dates, exotic fruit. Seasonal sourcing, container loads.

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Sauces & Pantry

Vinegars, ketchup, mayo, ready sauces. Private label and branded across formats.

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Baby Food & Specialty

Halal-certified baby food, infant formula, weaning ranges. Decades of category expertise.

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Ready Meals

Frozen and chilled, branded and own-label. Made by Mumtaz Food Industries for major UK retailers.

05 / Network

Four continents.
One handshake.

The food trade is still a relationship business. We have people on the ground in every region we serve. Click any pin to see what we move, where we move it, and who we work with.

LOADING WORLD…
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Region

Countries served
Primary categories
CLICK ANY PIN TO EXPLORE

Europe

12 Markets

UK · Ireland · Germany · France · Netherlands · Belgium · Spain · Italy · Poland · Czech Republic · Sweden · Denmark

MENA

11 Markets

UAE · KSA · Qatar · Kuwait · Oman · Bahrain · Egypt · Jordan · Morocco · Tunisia · Algeria

Africa

9 Markets

Nigeria · Ghana · Kenya · South Africa · Senegal · Côte d'Ivoire · Tanzania · Ethiopia · Sudan

Asia

10 Markets

India · Pakistan · Bangladesh · Sri Lanka · Indonesia · Malaysia · Singapore · Vietnam · Hong Kong · Japan

06 / Standards

Certifications
aren't decoration. They're preconditions.

Across every category we trade, every market we ship into, our suppliers operate to internationally recognised food safety, ethical and religious certification standards. Independently audited. Regularly renewed.

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Halal

HMC / JAKIM / MUI

Slaughter, processing and storage audited by recognised Halal authorities across the supply network.

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BRC

Global Food Safety

Suppliers operate under BRC Global Standards. Verified, documented and refreshed annually.

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HACCP

Hazard Analysis

Hazard analysis and critical control points across cold-chain, processing and packaging facilities.

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ONSSA

Moroccan Food Authority

Moroccan national food safety registration for product imported, processed or exported via Rabat.

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ISO 22000

Food Safety Management

International standard for end-to-end food safety management systems across the supply chain.

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FSSC 22000

GFSI Recognised

Foundation FSSC certification, recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative as benchmark standard.

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IFS Food

International Featured Standard

European retailer-recognised standard for processed food product quality and safety.

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SMETA

Sedex Ethical Audit

Independent ethical-trade audit covering labour, health, safety and environmental conditions.

07 / Training & Consultancy

Expert-led food training,
delivered globally.

Drawing on fifty years of hands-on expertise across food manufacturing, hospitality and international trade through the Mumtaz Group, we deliver practical, compliance-focused programmes that equip teams to operate safely, legally, and to the highest international standards. On-site, at our UK facilities, or remote — wherever you are in the world.

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The Programmes
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Food Safety

Levels 1, 2 & 3 — Codex-aligned hygiene awareness through to advanced food safety for supervisors and managers.

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HACCP

Full plan creation, documentation review and team training for inspection-ready compliance worldwide.

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Health & Safety

ILO-aligned workplace safety, risk assessment, COSHH controls and PPE for food production environments.

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Hospitality Service

Guest journey, table service, complaint handling and cross-cultural awareness for front-of-house teams.

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Kitchen Operations

Knife skills, equipment safety, FIFO stock rotation and hot-work safety for chefs and brigade.

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Allergen Management

EU, UK, US and GCC legislation, cross-contamination control and customer-facing documentation.

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Fire Safety

Risk assessment, extinguisher use, kitchen-specific risks and evacuation procedures for catering businesses.

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Cold Chain

Temperature control from goods-in to service, probe calibration and warm-climate cold-chain integrity.

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Food Labelling

UK, EU, GCC, US FDA and Codex labelling — including Halal, allergen and provenance requirements.

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Staff Induction

Bespoke onboarding combining compliance, safety and role-specific training for new starters in any market.

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Business Setup

Licensing, inspection prep, HACCP, and certification routes — BRC, ISO 22000, SALSA, FSSC 22000.

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Menu Development

Engineering, costing, portion control and procurement leveraging our global supplier network.

Where we deliver

United Kingdom

On-site delivery, mock EHO inspections, BRC and SALSA audit prep across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Europe

EU Reg 852/2004, HACCP, allergen labelling under EU FIR and hospitality service training across European markets.

Morocco & North Africa

On-the-ground via Mumtaz Global Solution. ONSSA-aligned training delivered to Arabic and French-speaking teams.

GCC & Middle East

Halal compliance, GSO food safety, HACCP and temperature control for high-ambient conditions across KSA, UAE, Qatar.

Sub-Saharan Africa

Food safety fundamentals, HACCP implementation and business setup consultancy for emerging operators and exporters.

Asia & Remote Worldwide

Export compliance, food labelling for Asian markets, plus fully remote delivery to teams anywhere on the planet.

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08 / The Heritage

Forty-seven years.
One family.

It started with Mumtaz Khan Akbar. A stall on Great Horton Road in Bradford, three metres by four, wholesome food made by hand and served to a growing community. The year was 1979.

What followed was four decades of slow, deliberate growth. The stall became a takeaway. The takeaway became a flagship Bradford restaurant. Leeds and Manchester followed, until Mumtaz was one of Britain's most respected family-run South Asian dining rooms, seating up to 500 across the group.

Then came the manufacturing arm: Mumtaz Food Industries in Mytholmroyd, supplying ready meals to Britain's biggest supermarkets, and pioneering Halal baby food on British shelves for the very first time. An answer to a generation of Muslim mothers who'd been waiting for it.

In 2025, the group opened its first base outside the United Kingdom: Mumtaz Global Solution in Rabat, Morocco. In 2026, with the founding family's next generation now at the table, we built CatchCo. To take what Mumtaz has always done well, sourcing, trust, scale, and turn it into a service for the rest of the world.

1979

Mumtaz Bradford

Mumtaz Khan Akbar opens a stall on Great Horton Road, 3 × 4 metres, wholesome homemade food. The takeaway follows.

1990s

The Restaurant

The takeaway grows into a flagship Bradford restaurant, Leeds and Manchester follow, seating up to 500 across the group.

2000s

Mumtaz Food Industries

Manufacturing arm in Mytholmroyd. Ready-meals supplied to Britain's biggest supermarkets. £25m turnover, 250+ people.

2010s

Halal Baby Food

First in the UK to bring certified Halal baby food to supermarket shelves, answering a generation of Muslim parents.

2025

Mumtaz Global Solution

Manufacturing and trade operation opens in Rabat, Morocco, the group's first base outside the United Kingdom.

2026

CatchCo

Global sourcing and distribution. Four continents. One network. The next chapter of the family business.

09 / Make Contact

Have a sourcing
problem? Let's
solve it.

Direct
abbas@catch-co.com
HQ — UK
Bradford,
United Kingdom
HQ — North Africa
Rabat,
Morocco
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