Kerr’s Dairy sees doorstep delivery soar
A Tayside dairy business has secured funding to expand across the northeast of Scotland.
Supplying more than 60,000 glass bottles of milk to the doorsteps of thousands of customers every week, Kerr’s Family Dairy has experienced a sharp rise in demand amid the pandemic.
The Dundee firm has agreed a six-figure funding packagewithroyalbankof Scotland. Part of the funding has been used to purchase extra vans, allowing the company to accelerate its presence across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire after it opened a depot in the Granite City last year.
The fifth-generation familybusinessisalsore-locating its main operations to a unit on Ash Street, Dundee. Following fit-out works, the team will move to the new hub later this year.
Bosses expect to create up to 12 jobs across the north-east over the next six months as the expansion rolls out.
Director Kelvin Kerr said: “Although the past 12 months has brought many challenges and uncertainty due to the current environment, we are very grateful to find ourselves in a fortunate position as the demand for delivery services soared amid lockdown.
“Between our Dundee and Aberdeen depots, we now serve a customer base of more than 13,000; it’s exceeded our business targets and we’re extremely proud to serve so many communities across the country.
“The funding from Royal Bank of Scotland has enabled us to continue our ambitiousbusinessgrowth pipeline and we’re in a strong position to take our services to new regions.”