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Devon food wholesaler set to expand into new HQ, creating 30 jobs

R D Johns Foodservice has appointed Cheltenham-based architect Pentadel Project Management to deliver the new facility by the end of this year

CGI of how R D Johns Foodservice's new HQ in Devon could look.(Image: R D Johns Foodservice/Pentadel Project Management)

A wholesale food firm in Devon is set to create 30 jobs as it expands into a new headquarters and distribution centre.

R D Johns Foodservice supplies hospitality venues, schools and care homes across the South West from its depots near Newton Abbot and in Bath, and also provides a butchery service.

The company, which has been trading for 50 years and has been based at the Milber Industrial Estate since 1998, is set to move into new purpose-built Devon premises as it eyes opportunities for “managed, sustainable future growth”.

When complete the new building will provide 40,000 sq ft over three floors for frozen, chilled and ambient storage, as well as office space for the firm’s expanded workforce, which it is looking to grow to 250 with the new recruits.

R D Johns has appointed Cheltenham-based architect Pentadel Project Management to design and deliver the project. Construction is underway, with the facility on track to be completed and operational by the end of the year.

Andrew Johns, managing director at R D Johns, said the new facility would support the company’s future growth, and designing the new base had been “an exciting journey”.

Pentadel said the building had been designed to maximise daylight and reduce reliance on artificial light sources, while it is also constructing bike storage for staff and car parking with electric vehicle charging points.

It said it was aiming to avoid any waste from the build going to landfill, with any waste that cannot be recycled to be converted into energy to power homes.