A businessman who Boris Johnson called 'that bloody cheese man' when he was Prime Minister has sold his company after being hit by Brexit woes.
Nantwich-based family-owned cheese producer Joseph Heler has acquired The Cheshire Cheese Company (CCC) for an undisclosed sum. Co-founder Simon Spurrell will retain a stake in the Macclesfield-based company and remain as managing director.
The deal comes after Mr Spurrell warned that the government’s failure to negotiate a health certificate hit his business overnight as soon as the UK withdrew from the EU. He has previously said Brexit directly cost his company £250,000.
