Foodservice supplier Turner & Price saw sales increase by more than 60 per cent as the catering and hospitality sector it serves emerged from Covid.
The Hull operation’s turnover hit £73.1 million in the year to March 31, well above its £64.2 million pre-pandemic level and up from the £45 million secured in the lockdown-ravaged period.
The Dairycoates Industrial Estate business supplies ambient, frozen, non-food, refrigerated and fresh food products to restaurants, hotels, schools, pubs, hospitals and care homes at home and abroad, with a ship supplies division. Pre-tax profits reflected the strong return, up from £1 million to £3.5 million.