Pork and poultry giant Cranswick has reported a resilient first half performance against some of the biggest challenges ever seen.
The Hull-headquartered company supplies major retailers and leading foodservice outlets, with the McCrispy now produced by a heavily invested city factory. It has led analysts to describe the FTSE-listed business as being "in the best strategic position" in two decades.
A £32 million addition to its Sutton Fields campus, the breaded poultry facility was commissioned at the start of the period, while a third line has been added to the neighbouring bacon operation, A major McDonald’s win was behind that initial development, and production now sits alongside that for other customers including M&S.
