Our founder, Joseph Pao, was the son of a Shanghai industrialist who studied electronic engineering at Southampton University. He started the company in 1963 working from a mews garage in Paddington, London to supply Chinese restaurants, and within a few years was supplying the major UK supermarkets.

Today, half a century since its foundation, J. Pao & Co. Ltd continues its success story run by Andrew, Joseph’s son. We are the largest UK grower and processor of Beansprouts, operating under one roof in a state-of-the-art facility in Park Royal, London. Meticulous attention to detail at every stage of production ensures our produce is consistently of the highest quality.

Every week, we produce over 250 tonnes of Beansprouts. Our production process is highly responsive to market needs, operating 7 days a week, 365 days a year to ensure the freshest possible product and optimal shelf life.

MISSION STATEMENT

It is the intention of J. Pao & Co. Ltd. to be the number one supplier of Beansprouts to the UK retail, catering and food processing sectors.

We will achieve this by investing resources into ensuring a consistently excellent product that meets our legal obligations for food safety and quality. We regularly review our production processes and the training needs of our employees to ensure that these obligations are met.

We consider everybody – whatever their position in the company – to play a key role in the continued success of the organisation and firmly believe in providing a working environment where every employee feels valued as a member of a supportive family.

J. Pao & Co. Ltd. are committed to high ethical and environmental standards throughout our chosen supply chain and we work with our suppliers and customers to ensure that company policy reflects this.