Securing a contract with the UK’s top quinoa grower has opened up a new market for a North Wales warehouse and distribution company.
It prompted McCarthy Distribution to gain official accreditation to store organic food at their new £3 million warehouse on Wrexham Industrial Estate.
The deal with Oswestry-based British Quinoa follows the appointment of transport industry big hitter Julian Richards as commercial director at McCarthy.
The go-ahead firm is aiming to increase turnover to £15 million, creating 30 new jobs in the process.
The strategy to take the firm to the “next level” includes increasing warehouse capacity and taking on contract packing work.
The state-of-the-art Elm Point warehouse complex that opened in 2019 already had accreditation from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
As a result of the agreement with British Quinoa, McCarthy have now also gained approval from Organic Farmers and Growers (OF&G) to store organic foodstuffs.
The accreditation process has been led by McCarthy consultant Mike Scott.
He said: “We’re delighted to be working with a market leader like British Quinoa who are based just across the border in Oswestry.
“It’s particularly exciting because the organic accreditation has the potential to unlock a whole new market for us.
“British Quinoa needed a new storage facility to handle their product for them so they came down and had a look at what we were doing.
“All organic products are stored appropriately in a designated area of the warehouse. The accreditation is proof that you are managing everything effectively.”
