The Country Range Group, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is on course for a record-breaking 12 months with turnover already up 14% on 2016.
While ingredient price inflation, the value of the pound and the general Brexit uncertainty have created challenging conditions across many sectors, a policy of inward investment by the Country Range Group’s members in the last two years has helped provide the platform for this incredible growth.
Coral Rose, Country Range Group, Managing DirectorCoral Rose, Country Range Group, Managing Director said:
It’s been an amazing year on so many levels so these latest performance figures are the perfect icing on our 25th anniversary cake and with two busy festive months still to go until year-end, this remarkable story is far from finished yet.”
Across the 12 members – Birchall Foodservice, Caterite Foodservice, Creed Foodservice, Dunns Food and Drinks, Essex Foodservice Group, Henderson Foodservice, Harvest Fine Foods, Ilfracombe Foodservice, Savona Provisions, Thomas Ridley Foodservice, Trevors Foodservice and Turner Price – key investment in new infrastructure, technology and warehouse space has taken place.
Coral Rose commented:
In the last 18 months our members have added 175,000 square foot of warehouse space, the majority of which has been to increase freezer capacity, and there are now an extra 74 vehicles added to the fleet delivering to customers across the foodservice sector. This inward investment and forward planning has been a core factor in our improved offering, service and success.”
Perhaps most importantly, the Country Range Group and its independent members have also been investing in people. In total, a staggering 213 new jobs have been created in the last 18 months and the members have also been pro-active in staff personal development with training, mentoring and graduate schemes all helping to improve, motivate and retain talent.
Coral Rose said:
While there are many factors that have contributed to the fantastic results so far, nothing would be have been possible without the amazing people working for the Group and our members. Investing in staff recruitment, development and retention has been a core objective these last 18 months and it is already paying dividends and will continue to make us stronger in the next 25 years and beyond.”
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