Over a third of UK families bought or tried Mexican food last year, so it’s little wonder the Cool Chile Company’s sales have doubled since 2011, its chief operating officer Kelly Peck tells Nicholas Robinson.
Signature Flatbreads is well under way with the construction of a large expansion project which will see £10M invested in two new production lines and associated facilities to meet the expanding capacity needed for the rapidly growing company.
Tortilla chips firm It’s All Good (IAG) has won £3.5M worth of investment from NVM Private Equity to invest in production and challenge bigger premium brands such as Tyrrells.
Despite failing to secure funding on Dragons’ Den, Mexican food firm md Marcela Flores-Newburn has secured investment for her company from a Northamptonshire business consortium.
Mexican is becoming a favourite ethnic cuisine in the UK, according to Sweden-based manufacturing group, Santa Maria, which is gearing up to cash in on the trend.