Top Companies in Wales’ Food and Drink Sector Showcased

The major food and drink firms in Wales by turnover have been ranked in a new Insider sector report.

Finsbury Food, bakery giant tops the list due to its turnover of £313m in the year to 30 June 2021, its latest filed accounts at Companies House.

The Cardiff-headquartered company has since been maintained by a record half-year which chief executive John Duffy told was a demonstration of the group’s “resilience and strategic focus”.

Llanelli-based Castell Howell Foods is in second position, with turnover of £102.5m. The food wholesaler is behind the Celtic Pride Beef & Pork, Farm Fresh and Caffe Eto Coffee. Last month, Celtic Pride Welsh Beef Ambassador Dan Biggar earned his 100th cap for Wales.

The top five are wholesaler EFG Food & Tech, FEI Foods, which specialises in microwaveable food and snack pots, and Cardiff-based wholesaler Global Foods.

The list of the 30 largest food and drink companies features in a wider report on the Welsh food and drink industry which looks at how producers across the country are adapting the way they function, with local sourcing, innovation, staff availability and decarbonisation moving up company agendas.

Jane Byrd, the managing director of Compass Cymru, the Welsh arm of food and catering giant Compass Group, informed Insider the company aims to source more Welsh produce in the years ahead.

“Our strategy is built around four key pillars – food, people, sustainability and partnerships,” says Byrd.

“This year we hope to strengthen these with cross sector collaboration”.”The food and drink sector is facing unprecedented challenges right now, so it makes sense to be looking at ways to strengthen our local supply chains and to choose Welsh suppliers wherever possible, Not only does this boost local economies, create jobs and drive quality, but it also helps our net zero ambitions too,” She added.

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