Fresca Group reports strong sales growth in 150th year

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Fresca Group has reported a fifth consecutive year of growth, despite a challenging growing season and international pressures

Fresca Group has reported a fifth consecutive year of growth, despite a challenging growing season and international pressures.

Celebrating its 150^th year in business, the fresh produce supplier announced its group sales rose from £428m in 2024 to £526m in 2025, with EBITDA up 17% from £14.3m to £15.7m.

Alongside its success, it listed principal risks and uncertainties as access to labour, the risk of modern slavery, extreme weather, global politics, and inflation across its supply chain and operations.

The results were described as a “very positive outcome, when reflecting the weather, economic and geopolitical challenges our businesses have navigated through”, by Fresca Group CEO Martyn Fletcher.

The business also saw a 23% increase in group sales thanks to the inclusion of Kent-based Thanet Earth.

Thanet Earth, which produces around 400 million tomatoes, 33 million cucumbers and 20 million peppers each year, was named as the “key contributor” to Fresca Group’s performance.

The company said it achieved record-breaking sales, with construction underway on a new 6.5-hectare glasshouse that will increase output by around 150 million tomatoes per year.

It also reported record sales for Primafruit, following investment in automation at its Evesham site, and solid growth for both The Avocado Company and Cartama Europe.

Fresca Group touted the resilience of its portfolio and said Ship Stores benefitted from the continued recovery of global cruise travel, whilst Fresh Clear “expanded its customs and logistics solutions” to aid clients with post-Brexit border rules.

The business noted innovation and crop optimisation helped DGM Growers and Manor Fresh achieve “robust results”, despite a tough growing season.

Fresca Spain was also praised for its response to the “severe European weather disruption” by maintaining “quality and continuity of supply”.

“They did an admirable job of getting the right product, of the right quality and from the right region, for our teams to bring across to the UK for its customers,” said Fletcher.