After years of value decline, Anchor racked up an increase of more than £6m

anchor

Last year’s ranking: 79

Sales: £114.9m (+5.6%)

After years of value decline, Anchor racked up an increase of more than £6m. But growth was largely driven by price rises of more than a tenth due to volatility in dairy markets. Volumes were down by 6.1%, despite a packaging facelift to highlight the Britishness of its once NZ-imported butter.