About us

Shaping the future of indoor farming

Fischer Farms is leading the way in scalable, precision growing, shaping the future of farming and crop production. With over a decade of experience in full climate controlled agriculture, we are taking our learnings and knowledge to create real world, flexible solutions that can be adopted by a range of different industries – from food production and plant propagation to seeding and molecular-pharma.

Solving today’s agricultural challenges

As the global populations continues to soar, and climate change and pollution put strain on the environment, traditional farming methods are becoming increasingly unsustainable. So how do we solve these challenges? In full climate controlled agriculture methods, evolutionary CEA methods give us better food security, better crop consistency and better plant quality. All while protecting our precious planet.

Fischer Farms Technology

What we grow

Today, we grow a wide range of delicious short leaf salad, herbs and microgreens, but our solutions have the ability to support young plants, propagation and speciality crops.

What we grow

How we grow

Grown in a stacked, bio-secure, climate-controlled environment, we produce consistently high-quality produce, all year round, using less water, less land and zero chemicals.

How we grow

Our accreditations

Our values

Kindness

We lead with empathy and compassion in everything we do. Kindness shapes how we treat our customers, support our colleagues, and engage with our communities. We believe that genuine care and consideration create stronger relationships and better outcomes for everyone we touch.

Respect

We honor the dignity, perspectives, and contributions of every individual. Respect means listening actively, valuing diverse viewpoints, and creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard and appreciated. We treat others as we wish to be treated, recognizing that mutual respect forms the foundation of trust.

Factfulness

We commit to truth, accuracy, and evidence-based thinking. Factfulness means grounding our decisions in reliable data, acknowledging what we know and what we don't, and continuously seeking to understand reality as it truly is. We challenge assumptions, verify information, and communicate with honesty and transparency, even when the facts are uncomfortable or complex.

Robustness

We build for strength, resilience, and lasting quality. Robustness drives us to create products and systems that withstand pressure, adapt to challenges, and perform reliably over time. We take a thorough, solid approach to everything we build, ensuring it can weather uncertainty and continue delivering value.

Innovation

We embrace curiosity and continuously seek better ways forward. Innovation means challenging conventional thinking, experimenting with new ideas, and turning creative solutions into real-world impact. We're not afraid to take calculated risks and learn from both successes and setbacks as we push boundaries and evolve.

Our history

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The beginning

Established by green energy expert, Tristan Fischer, we began operations in a shipping container in 2017, growing short leafy greens. 

R&D Farm

Our first vertical farm opened in 2019 in Burton-on-Trent, providing 3,200 m2 of growing space – one of the largest vertical farms in the UK. The facility produces a wide range of short leaf products, such as rocket, via a stacked, biosecure, climate-controlled and fully automated system. It is also our dedicated R&D facility. ​

Norwich Farm

In 2023, we started commercial production at our farm in Norfolk – one of the world’s largest vertical farms. The 4-acre site, situated at The Food Enterprise Park in Norwich, houses 25,000m2 of vertically stacked growing space.

FFT

In 2025, we launched Fischer Farms Technology – our next generation modular grow containers, empowering growers with reliable, year-round production and control.

Our board

Chris Kirke

CEO

Di Walker

Non-Executive Chairman

Peter Bachmann

Non-Executive Director

David Jones

Non-Executive Director

Simon Adcock

Non-Executive Director

Chris Kirke

CEO

Chris has over 26-years’ experience in the FMCG market, both in the UK and US.

Before joining Fischer Farms, Chris was President of May Park for 6 years. He was also CEO of Greencore US, driving growth for a business with 6,000 employees in 14 locations across nine states, providing convenience food products for some of the largest retailers and brands in America.

Chris has a strong track record of driving commercial growth and expansion, meeting diverse market demands.

As CEO of Fischer Farms, Chris will manage the day-to-day operations and focus on the strategic direction of the business. He will also play a key role in nurturing relationships with existing and new customers.

Di Walker

Non-Executive Chairman

With over 30 years of experience in the food industry, Di has a proven track record of driving growth and transformation. Her career includes senior roles at Greencore PLC, where she served as Divisional Managing Director and, later, as UK CEO.

Di also led the turnaround of Karro Foods as CEO, growing company revenue from £400 million to £1.2 billion, and overseeing its successful sale to Capvest LLP in 2017. Following this, Di led the company through further growth, with several successful acquisitions, including Young’s Seafood. Karro Foods’ EBITDA grew eightfold under her leadership, and the company reached new heights until its acquisition by a Canadian buyer in 2021.

 Di continues to offer her expertise to select food businesses in the private equity sector, including BBF Cakes, Karnova Foods, and Hovis. As Non-Executive Chairman, Di plays an instrumental role in supporting Fischer Farms ambitious expansion plans, extending market reach and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in vertical farming.

Peter Bachmann

Non-Executive Director

Peter is the Managing Director of the Sustainable Infrastructure division at Gresham House (GHE: LN and £5.4bn in AUM). Prior to Gresham House, he led the investment and top quartile exit of the Environmental Capital Fund (ECF) for SEP, one of Europe’s most successful VC firms. He has over 20 years of public and private equity investment and funds management experience and has invested into and exited over 200 infrastructure and technology companies across all sectors with an equity value of over £1.5bn and capital value of cover £5.5bn.

Peter is also a judge and mentor of the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Accelerator and the CleanTech Challenge. Peter has owned his own development business and is a successful, active investor in early-stage sustainability companies.

David Jones

Non-Executive Director

David is a member of the Investment Committee at Asterion Industrial Partners, the Madrid-based European infrastructure fund manager. He is also a member of the External Advisory Board of Shell Renewables & Energy Solutions.

Between 2004 and 2017, David was CEO of the renewables business of Allianz Capital Partners, where he invested over €4bn in wind and solar park assets across Europe and the USA. Prior to that he led Shell’s wind energy business and held senior business development positions at El Paso, Sithe Energies and National Power.

David holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from University College London, is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a Member of the Chartered Management Institute.

Simon Adcock

Non-Executive Director

Simon joined Gresham House in December 2022.

Simon has over 25 years’ experience in corporate advisory, private equity, M&A, debt advisory, strategic business planning, performance improvement and board governance. He has led over a dozen successful private equity exits and is an experienced non-executive director.

Before joining Gresham House, Simon was a Partner, Head of Portfolio and member of the Investment Committee at Bowmark Capital. He also co-chaired the Exit and Valuations Committees. Prior to that, he was Senior Portfolio Director at Lloyds Development Capital.

Before his career in private equity, Simon spent nearly 20 years as an advisor, initially at KPMG in Birmingham before moving to Deloitte in 2005. At Deloitte, Simon was a Partner and Head of UK regional Corporate Advisory, a business he established to advise fast growing mid-market privately owned and private equity backed businesses across the UK regions.

During his time as an advisor, Simon completed several corporate secondments in board level roles to help companies including a large construction company, multinational airline, global consumer product manufacturer, football league club and UK based listed retailer. He also has extensive international experience, including a two-year secondment to Melbourne Australia with Deloitte. Simon has worked across a variety of sectors, in particular healthcare, education, retail, TMT, infrastructure and construction.

Simon is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAEW). He holds a Bachelor of Social Science (B.Soc.Sc) degree in Money, Banking and Finance from the University of Birmingham.