Welsh wholesaler Harlech Foodservice has created over 70 new jobs as part of a plan announced early in 2024 to grow its workforce by 150 over five years.
The growth follows the wholesaler winning over £1m in public contracts this autumn, and opening two new depots this year, in Telford and Carmarthen.
A “raft of new contracts” ranging from supplying schools, care homes and colleges in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Cheshire, to school contracts worth £500,000, had contributed to the progress, Harlech said.
“Cutting food miles and employing local people at local bases is a key factor in gaining contracts in the public sector and so is providing a flexible and efficient service and that’s something we pride ourselves on,” said Harlech Foodservice sales director Mark Lawton.
“We now have a real presence throughout Wales and across the border into the north west from our base in Chester and into the Midlands from Telford, and I know that opening these new bases has been key in signing these new deals.
“We are flexible so we can provide our national account customers like local authorities with the best price along with consistency and quality of service while also working with them on social and community benefit and environmental factors.”
The company had around 200 employees during the year to 30 July, according to its accounts.
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