Healthy appetite at food and drink consultancy as turnover doubles

A North Yorkshire-based team of food and drink industry professionals is continuing to expand despite economic headwinds.

With a mission to help food and drink brands deliver profitable growth and achieve their potential in the UK grocery retail sector, Subrosa Ltd has grown from £522,000 to £1.2m turnover in two years.

It now employs 17 people from its office in Beamsley, near Bolton Abbey, an increase from eight employees in 2021.

The consultancy’s success has come from both increasing turnover with existing clients as well as expanding its client base.

Established in 2010 by Amanda Peberdy and Rachel O’Brien, Subrosa works with businesses of all sizes to provide support across Marketing, Commercial, and Supply and Operations in the retail sector.

The consultancy’s clients include Zizzi, Zur Mühlen International, Rokit Health, JellySqueeze and Binghams.

Due to its growth and future plans, the business has recently restructured its operations and expanded its team with several senior hires who have a wealth of knowledge in senior buying positions.

The business has also completed a major re-brand and website redevelopment.

Peberdy said: “Subrosa is uniquely positioned to deliver growth for our clients in the UK grocery retail sector.

“We recognise that every client has their own specific needs so we offer a tailored approach, which provides the right level of experienced resource and advice at the right time to businesses which might not otherwise be able to commit to taking on salaried employees to do this.

“We’re proud to be based on the edge of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales with clients across the UK and internationally.”