Food & Drink Process & Packaging Issue 19 2018 | Page 16

Tomatin distillery toast double-digit growth

Highland Scotch whisky distillery , Tomatin , located in the village of Tomatin near Inverness , has today ( Monday 18th June ) announced that turnover increased by almost 25 % during the company ’ s most recent financial year .
In the financial results released today , which covers the period from December 31 2016 to December 31 2017 , turnover grew by 24.6 per cent year-on-year to £ 18 million – compared to £ 14.5 million recorded the previous year ( 2016 ). The results also show that Profit before Tax grew by 14 % from £ 3,534,870 to £ 4,030,422 .
Additionally , the company releveled that the turnover for the distillery ’ s visitor centre has surpassed the £ 1 million mark for the very first time since opening . Having grown in line with the brand , the visitor centre has become an important revenue stream for the business .
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