Gap Finders - Sarah Dunning
We find out how one family took the opportunity to offer a new kind of service stop on our motorways.
Today鈥檚 guest is Sarah Dunning, chair of the Westmorland Family, and daughter of the original founders.
They run motorway services, but not the kind with franchised coffee shops and fast food chains. They鈥檝e created a service stop where you can still fill up your car and nip to the loo, but it鈥檚 really more of a farm shop that offers locally sourced, home cooked food, as well as sell produce and goods from local suppliers.
They have three services, Tebay in Cumbria, Gloucester, and Carin Lodge in Scotland, as well as some additional businesses such as a hotel, a recreational hub, and an HGV stop for lorry drivers.
We hear from Sarah how her parents came up with the idea, how it grew, why they offer what they do, what she sees for the business going forward and whether they plan to open any more services in the future.
PRODUCER: Kate Holdsworth
PRESENTER: Winifred Robinson
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- Thu 21 Mar 2024 12:04主播大秀 Radio 4
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