About Natco
Natco Foods is Britain's leading brand for South Asian cooking ingredients, established in 1961 when the founder arrived in the UK and started the company in East London. Recognising the growing South Asian population's need for familiar foods and spices, Natco was one of the first to enter this market and has grown to become a household name across the UK. Today Natco operates from an award-winning purpose-built processing hub in Buckingham, supplying retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and supermarket chains throughout Britain. The company also has strong distribution networks across Europe, West Africa, the Middle East, and North America. Their London Cash & Carry in Hayes serves as a popular destination for retailers and restaurateurs. The Natco product range is comprehensive, covering lentils (toor dal, masoor dal, moong dal, chana dal), dried beans, spices and herbs (cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, ajwain), rice, nuts, poppadoms, chutneys, pickles, and cooking essentials like semolina and desiccated coconut. They also offer canned goods including chickpeas, red kidney beans, and kala chana. The vast majority of products are natural ingredients with no artificial additives. Natco products support an affordable, nutritious diet rich in protein, fibre, vitamins, and minerals—perfect for vegetarian and vegan cooking. The brand is particularly valued for authentic South Asian recipes, from dal to curries. The company demonstrates strong ethical values. Since 2011, Natco Foods has donated the majority of its profits to the Human Capability Foundation (HCF), a UK charity supporting education and empowerment projects for adolescent girls and women. They've also installed a 750kW solar panel array on their Buckingham factory roof, generating clean energy and exporting surplus back to the grid. Natco is part of the Today Group and is available at UK supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, and Morrisons, as well as independent Asian grocery stores. Compare prices across retailers with Grocefully.