Sales at a group behind upmarket service stations rocketed to record levels during its latest financial year.
Cumbria-based Westmorland operates Tebay Services, Gloucester Services, Ciam Lodge Services, J38 Truck Stop, Tebay Services Hotel and the Rheged Centre.
The group's turnover, including equity accounted investments, surged from £76.8m to £142.7m in the 12 months to July 3, 2022, according to newly-filed documents with Companies House.
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Its pre-tax profits also jumped from £2.3m to £9.1m over the same period.
The the last full year not impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Westmorland's turnover totalled £104.6m and its pre-tax profits were £3.2m.
The number of people employed by the group also rose from 857 to 1,056 in its latest financial year.
A statement signed off by the board said: "The business returned to growth as the world began to travel again, with customers appreciating our unique offer of local produce and proper food on the motorway.
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"The summer brought a record number of visitors to our services as the 海角视频 staycation market blossomed and global travel restrictions gradually lifted.
"This welcome return to growth was beneficial not only to our business, but with the wider Westmorland family of small producers, the hundreds of farmers, growers and makers, whose success depends upon our success because we are often their principal outlet.
"As the impacts of global inflationary pressures continue to mount, we will continue to work with our producer partners to help shoulder the cost burden and keep prices affordable for customers as we collectively weather the economic storm."
It added: "The road ahead presents multiple challenges for our business, our wider family of producers and our community partners and our customers.
"The lessons of and challenges of lockdown showed our business to be robust and resilient and we are more determined than ever to continue to run our business in a way that continues to make a positive impact upon our places, but supporting local producers, championing high quality food production and minimising our impact on the environment."
The company recently hired former Co-op chief executive Richard Pennycook as a director as well as Carr's Group chief financial officer Neil Austin as its CFO.
Henry Dimbleby, a co-founder of Leon Restaurants, joined as a non-executive director in September 2022.
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Mr Dimbleby, who is the son of veteran BBC broadcaster David Dimbleby, founded Leon with John Vincent and Allegra McEvedy before it was sold to the billionaire Issa brothers in April 2021.
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