Welcome to Red Tractor Licensing
Whether you’re looking to get your business licensed, renew your existing licence or to access resources, you’ve come to the right place.
Being a Red Tractor licensee offers a variety of benefits to your business. It is the most recognised and trusted food assurance marque by UK consumers, it represents end-to-end supply chain assurance, traceability and product origin, and is internationally recognised as an exemplar scheme for food safety and traceability.
From processors and packers to wholesalers, traders and food service operators, our licensee partners represent the very best of British food and drink production.
Why partner with Red Tractor
Benefits of being a Red Tractor licensee
From start-ups to iconic British brands, many already see the value in partnering with Red Tractor.
Hear from our licensee partners
Discover Red Tractor’s role in our “How Do They?” videos, tracing farm produce from field to consumer.
Whole supply chain assurance & traceability
Learn more about how Red Tractor ensures whole supply chain assurance and traceability.
Celebrating 25 years of Red Tractor
Red Tractor was launched in the year 2000 to restore confidence in UK food and farming.
75% of food produced in the UK is now Red Tractor assured, with all major UK retailers relying on Red Tractor standards to source high-quality, safe produce.
Licensee updates
British consumers trust UK food more than other regulated institutions, new research finds
The 2026 Trust in Food Index reveals high and stable confidence in British food and farming, alongside a significant gap
Collaboration and resilience: Festival of Fresh 2026
The UK fresh produce industry came together at Festival of Fresh 2026 on 10th June, hosted by G’s at their HQ in
Red Tractor appoints new Chief Executive
Paul McLaughlin has been appointed Chief Executive of Red Tractor, the UK’s largest food and farm assurance scheme. Paul McLaughlin