The Real Lancashire Black Pudding Company manufactures and supplies a range of specialist puddings, using traditional methods and a closely guarded recipe which dates back to 1879.
Andrew Holt, proprietor of The Real Lancashire Black Pudding Company since 1993, identified an opportunity in the market to produce black puddings on a wholesale basis, initially supplying mainly wholesale butchers and, more recently, the food sector and multiple retailers.
The company now manufactures and supplies specialist black, white and vegetarian puddings, using traditional methods and a closely guarded receipe which dates back to 1879.
The puddings have won many major awards, including The Best Black Pudding in Great Britain, as well as numerous European awards year after year in France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Holland. The product range has featured on Rick Stein’s BBC series, Food Heroes and is stocked by a number of national supermarkets as well as London’s exclusive Fortnum & Mason.
Andrew approached EV at a time when the business had outgrown its premises as a result of an increase in market demand, and was manufacturing and trading at two sites, and which not have the space to develop its product range and packaging. EV discussed with Andrew the possibility of providing funding to support the relocation and associated costs of providing an investment, and EV was able to arrange a loan, on behalf of its client, Rosebud, and alongside the company’s bank and proprietor’s contributions, which supported the cost of refurbishment, machinery & equipment purchases and working capital requirements.
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