Princes Group has confirmed that it will float on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.

The £2.1 billion revenue food and drinks firm includes the brands Princes, Napolina, ‘Branston, Batchelors, Flora, Crisp ‘N Dry, Delverde, Naked Noodle and Vier Diamanten.

The Liverpool-headquartered group exports its products to more than 60 countries and has more than 8,000 customers globally across large food retailers, B2B partners and the foodservice industry.

The offer price will be determined by a bookbuilding process. It is currently expected that trading will commence by the end of October.