Paramount Retail Group has acquired DB Food Group, a move the family investment firm says will strengthen its foothold in the UK meat market and support British farming. Paramount said the Dorset-based wholesaler had "built a strong reputation as a trusted supplier of premium meat" and was "recognised as a pioneer of sustainable practices", comments made as part of the announcement reported by industry press. The buyer has positioned the purchase as part of a broader commitment to expand retail partnerships and back domestic producers.

Paramount is understood to have created a new vehicle, Paramount Food Group Limited, to underpin the transaction and to channel planned investment and operational support into DB Foods. According to contemporaneous coverage, the group framed the deal as one that will drive supply‑chain resilience, deepen retailer relationships and safeguard jobs, while accelerating transparency and ethical sourcing across DB Foods’ operations. Industry outlets reporting the acquisition emphasised that Paramount expects to use additional capital and management resource to scale DB Foods’ national reach.

DB Foods itself has for several years been investing in capacity and environmental improvements. The company’s website and trade reporting describe a recent £3 million project that delivered a 15,000 sq ft production facility at its Poole headquarters, including bespoke machinery and a glycol-based refrigeration system intended to reduce CO2 emissions. The business highlights compliance with major retailer standards and a BRC AA food‑safety grade as part of its credentials, an argument DB Foods has used to underline its suitability for expanded national retail contracts.

Analysts and sector commentators have placed the deal in the context of ongoing consolidation across the food wholesale and manufacturing sector, where scale and supply‑chain integration are increasingly prized by retailers. Coverage of the acquisition noted potential benefits for customers and suppliers through improved efficiencies and investment in sustainable practices, while also observing that consolidation can concentrate market power, a dynamic that regulators and industry stakeholders will continue to watch as the transaction is implemented.

For now, both sides present the purchase as a forward‑looking partnership: Paramount with plans to back British farming and grow retail distribution, and DB Foods pointing to recent factory investment and retailer compliance as foundations for expansion. These claims come from the parties involved and from reporting around the sale; how they translate into measurable gains for producers, consumers and sustainability targets will become clearer as Paramount integrates DB Foods into its new food group and follows through on its stated commitments.