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A Lincolnshire fresh produce firm has been crowned the fastest growing business in the East Midlands.

Chris Eley Produce has taken the number one place for profit growth this year on the annual East Midlands Top 200 Report.

The Spalding-based company is joined in the overall list by fellow Lincolnshire company Branston Holdings.

The report - produced by Grant Thornton's East Midlands' regional office in partnership with the CBI- highlights the 200 fastest growing companies run and managed from the East Midlands on the basis of profit growth.

According to the 2016 report's findings, the East Midlands' 200 best performing businesses have grown profit by an average of 31.6 per cent per year, and, collectively, have an operating profit of £736 million, employ 63,045 people, and turnover a total of £12.8bn - a growth of 58.3 per cent in the last three years.