Archived article
Please note that tax, investment, pension and ISA rules can change and the information and any views contained in this article may now be inaccurate.
Food producer Cranswick reported a rise in annual profit, driven by new business wins and a boost from the new eye poultry facility.
The company also said that Martin Davey would retire from his role as executive chairman on 26 July 2021.
For the 52 weeks ended 27 March 2021, pre-tax profit was 10.4% higher at £114.8 million year-on-year as revenue increased 13.9% to $1.90 billion.
The company proposed a final dividend of 51.3 pence per share, an increase of 17.4% on the 43.7 pence paid previously.
Looking ahead, the company said the start to the current year 'has been particularly positive and the outlook for the group is very encouraging.'