Organic revenue growth in the six months was strong at 5.7% with underlying revenue at £9.1 billion.
The company, which now provides access to over 100 catering equipment distributors, has announced a 37.6% leap in turnover compared to last year, with revenue returned to members up a bumper 43%.
Funded by the European Development Fund, the grants for Eco Innovation programme is intended to aid companies promoting sustainability and environmental projects.
Starting and finishing at Beaufort Polo Club in Tetbury, there are three routes to choose from.
The event, held on May 19th 2015 from 10am to 3pm, will enable visitors to view the manufacturers latest machines.
For the 52 weeks to March 29th 2015 the market grew by 0.5% year-on-year to £5.8bn. The frozen pizza category has seen a 6.3% volume and 5.5% value growth year-on-year.
The Enterprise Zone, sponsored by Unilever Foundry, offers visitors to Food Matters Live the opportunity to see and taste a diverse range of brand new healthy, sustainable food and drink concepts -
Eating Better conducted the survey, which found that 570 sandwiches (92%) contained meat, fish or cheeses and less than 3% contained no meat, fish, egg or cheese.
Employing around 400,000 across the UK and contributing £21.5bn of gross value added to the national economy annually, UK food and drink manufacturing is a national asset, delegates heard at the Fo
Almost two thirds (61%) of catering business heads were unable to identify that E or A readings mean estimated or actual, whilst more than a quarter (27%) did not understand the term unit rate.