Celebrated Grimsby-based grocery exporter Ramsden International saw sales fall 20 per cent as Brexit, shipping and logistics issues collided with pressures from lockdown lifting.
A scramble for stock, and issues with the delivery of it with the likes of the Suez Canal blockage and increased border checks, led the award-winning firm to a £831,000 loss in 2021. Sales slipped from £46.9 million to £37.2 million.
It had been anticipated by chief executive Sean Ramsden MBE, with significant steps taken to mitigate - including the opening of a Belgian office - as exiting the EU took its toll on the export specialist.
