Fruit and vegetable sales at wholesale giant Booker are up more than half in the last three months.
Fresh produce sales rose by 52 per cent in the 12 weeks to 25 March with total sales rose by 6.4 per cent up on the same period last year and total like-for-likes up 4.4 per cent.
Total sales in the year to 25 March were £3.6 billion, up by 6.2 per cent, and total like-for-likes were up by 5.1 per cent while like-for-like sales to caterers rose by 6.3 per cent and retailers by 4.6 per cent.
The group had around £27 million net cash at the end of the year, compared to £7m a year ago and it said profits “remain in line with management expectations”.
Customer numbers increased to approximately 459,000 and customer satisfaction improved further. Internet sales increased by 29 per cent to £526m.
Booker chief executive Charles Wilson said: "Booker continues to make good progress. In the last year customer satisfaction improved further, we served 28,000 more customers and increased turnover by more than £200m.
"Our plans to broaden the business remain on track. Booker Direct is doing well, with Ritter-Courivaud and Classic fitting nicely into the group.
“Online sales have continued to grow strongly and India is encouraging. The UK economy is expected to remain challenging for the next year but we are committed to helping our customers prosper amid the economic uncertainties."
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