Our History

2004

International Produce (as we were known back then) was formed

2005

We took our first delivery of grapes and stonefruit

2005

We diversified into vegetables

2007

Forza is Born

Forza begins its life as a dedicated Asda supplier of cooked meats, based out of a single slicing factory in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire

2008

We began supplying nuts & dried fruit

2009

We started supplying salads

2009

Asda purchased IPL and we became part of the Asda family

2011

We launched IPL Whittlesey and started supplying houseplants and flowers

2011

We purchased a nut packing facility which is now IPL Telford

2011

We team up with Forza & Kober to supply cooked meats and bacon

2011

We began sourcing wines for Asda

2011

Welcome Kober

A new cooked meats factory opens in Normanton which becomes the new home of Forza Foods. The factory in Cleckheaton is repurposed as a gammon and bacon factory known as Kober Foods

2013

We changed our name to International Procurement & Logistics Limited.

2014

Our banana ripening facility opens at IPL Ackton

2015

We expanded our potato packing capability with the purchase of IPL Inchture

2016

We completed the acquisition of Forza and Kober

2016

Bought by Asda

Both Forza and Kober are purchased by Asda and become part of International Procurement & Logistics (IPL)

2020

The Issa Brothers and TDR Capital acquire a majority stake in Asda

2022

We expanded IPL Spade Lane and added a banana ripening facility

2023

Expanding the Team

The Forza and Kober team is looking for new recruits to keep up with demand

IPL Normanton

Normanton is home to our head office and is also one of our largest operational sites where we pack fresh fruit and salad, including grapes, tomatoes and apples.

Several of our support functions are based here as well as the majority of our Commercial and Buying teams.

Our pack house is in operation 364 days a year, employing over 600 colleagues.

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IPL Ackton

IPL Ackton is our purpose built banana ripening facility.

Based just a few minutes up the road from our Head Office in Normanton. Here you will also find members of our Finance team, along with a number of Operational based roles.

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IPL Spade Lane

Following an expansion and renovation of our colleague facilities in 2022, IPL Spade Lane is now the largest of our production sites and covers over 300,000ft2.

Here we pack fresh fruit and vegetables as well as ripening bananas in our new, state of the art ripening facility.

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IPL Whittlesey

IPL Whittlesey is home to our Houseplants & Flowers operation, which supplies Asda with their full range of bouquets and potted plants.

The site plays a pivotal role in key calendar events such as Valentine’s day and Mothers days.

As well as our Operations teams, we also have Buying teams based at site who source flowers from all over the world.

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IPL Telford

Telford is our nuts and dried fruit facility based in Shropshire, producing a range of snacks and cereals for Asda.

Despite being one of our smaller sites, the 82 strong team prepare, pack and despatch over 140 pallets of product each and every week.

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IPL Inchture

IPL Inchture is the second of our potato packing operations, based in Perth, Scotland.

The site is home to some premier robotics and production lines which help the team to handle over 70,000 tonnes of potatoes each year.

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Asda House, Leeds

The majority of our positions are based within our main UK sites but there are also a few roles that require colleagues to operate from Asda’s head office in central Leeds. This supports closer working relationships with the wider Asda business teams.

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International

Outside of the UK, we have colleagues who work closely with all areas of our business to provide local expertise and knowledge to continuously improve our service to Asda.

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Forza Foods

Forza Foods is our factory based in Normanton, West Yorkshire.

Here we produce everything from cooked meats like ham and pastrami, to food-to-go options including cheese and chorizo rollitos as well as chicken protein pots.

We also produce chilled party food such as bao buns and tempura prawns, and frozen options including chicken nuggets and an Indian inspired party selection.

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Kober Foods

Kober Foods is our dedicated gammon and bacon factory in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire.

Here, our talented teams prepare and pack Asda’s full range of smoked and unsmoked back bacon as well as gammon steaks and joints.

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