Rochdale-based Lancashire Farm Dairies is on course to hit a record turnover of £40m as it looks to take on its biggest rivals.
The award-winning company, which was founded in 1984 and employs 220 people, has grown to become the 海角视频’s third biggest natural yogurt brand as healthy consumers turn their back on sugary alternatives.
The yogurts are made with free-range milk, with guarantees the cows used are grazing for a minimum of 150 days a year.
Chief operating officer Sarfaraz Akram said the company has recently invested £5m in new machinery at its Rochdale base, which processes upwards of 130,000 litres of milk a day, 365 days a year.
“We are a very ambitious business with strong aspirations to grow,” he said. “We’ve got the drive and ambition to succeed. As we grow we’re able to recruit better people into the business.
“We need to continue to invest in the business. To be a manufacturer these days you need to have the latest bit of kit.
“This business is Rochdale through and through. The owners live in Rochdale, it’s always been in Rochdale, all our milk comes from the local area. This business is 100 per cent ingrained in Rochdale.
“We see ourselves as competing with the national players like Müller, Yeo Valley and Onken. They’re in our sights and we’re looking to take them on.”
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Their products are now stocked in all the major supermarkets and they’ve even been included in latest series of Supermarket Sweep, hosted by Rylan Clark-Neal.
Brand manager Jack Morrison said: “It’s a really good example of how we’ve built our brand. It happened organically. They approached us and it’s further evidence of the success of the brand.”
The company was founded 35 years ago by Ghulam Zouq and his son Azhar is the managing director.
Last month the company won the Barclays Judges Choice Award at the Manchester Evening News’ Business of the Year Awards.
In 2011 the company’s turnover was £8m, growing to £25m in 2015 and £37.9m in the latest set of accounts. It’s set to hit £40m in the next 12 months.
Lancashire Farm Dairies’ products are stocked at all the big supermarkets including Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Iceland, Co-op, Aldi, Lidl and most recently Booths.
As well as their own products they also produce own-label yogurts for a number of retailers.
Lancashire Farm Dairies is privately owned and has never taken any investment, preferring to grow organically.