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JJ Foodservice's Sunday Times Top Track 250 ranking jumps 21 places

JJ Foodservice has moved up twenty-one places to 109th in the Sunday Times Top Track 250 list, which ranks Britain’s mid-sector private growth companies with the biggest sales.

Ranking at 130th in 2019, JJ has eleven UK branches, more than 800 staff and sales of £202.4 million for the period ending 31st March 2019.


The Sunday Times reported that the wholesalers ‘Profits rose 58% to £10.9 million last year.’

JJ’s COO, Mushtaque Ahmed, said: “The hospitality sector and the businesses that supply them are facing huge challenges right now and into the future. We would like to thank our team, customers and suppliers for their support and loyalty during these unprecedented times.”

The Top Track 250 is sponsored by Grant Thornton and Lloyds Banking Group, and compiled by Fast Track, the Oxford-based research and networking events firm.

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