A foodservice company is creating 50 jobs and expecting to reach £75 million in annual sales.
Harlech Foodservice, based in Gwynedd, has seen 25 per cent growth in the past year following expansion into South Wales and the North West of England.
The company has recently opened new depots in Caerphilly and Telford to meet rising demand and now employs 320 people.
Mark Lawton, managing director of Harlech Foodservice, said: "We have a real focus on supporting Welsh products and suppliers and that means we are now putting products like Llaeth y Llan yoghurt, Radnor Springs mineral waters, Edwards the Welsh Butcher sausages and Snowdonia cheese onto school dinner tables not just across Wales but in the North West of England and border counties of England.
"That's helped us increase our sales of Llaeth y Llan products by 59 per cent, Radnor Springs by 55 per cent and Edwards the Welsh Butcher by 72 per cent so we're not just improving our performance, we're boosting other Welsh businesses too.
"Despite that growth, we've never forgotten our roots.
"Tourism and hospitality remain a vital part of the business."
To support continued expansion, Harlech is planning a £3.5 million upgrade of its Llanystumdwy headquarters near Cricieth.
This will include new warehouse space, expanded freezer facilities and additional delivery vehicles.
The workforce is expected to grow to 370 in the coming years.
Ian Evans, operations director at Harlech, said: "We need more capacity here but from putting shovels in the ground here it will take 12 to 18 months to have the new warehousing up and running.
"That would mean an investment of £2 million in new buildings and a further £1.5 million in new delivery vehicles and ideally we would need help from Government to achieve that."
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP Liz Saville Roberts recently visited the company and praised its progress.
Ms Roberts said: "It's been immensely exciting to hear about how Harlech has developed over the past three years since my last visit and to hear about their exciting plans for the future.
"Harlech are one of the key employers for this area and they also support many local hospitality businesses while at the same time they are winning big public sector contracts not only in Wales but across the border and these underpin the work they are doing here."
Founded in Harlech in 1972 by Colin and Gill Foskett, the company originally supplied the holiday market.
It has since grown to serve restaurants, pubs, schools and hospitals throughout Wales and parts of England.
The business remains family-run, with the founders' three children, Jonathan, Andrew and Laura, still involved at board level.
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