He says: “It was a very strong business, but naturally without direction, and we blundered around in the dark for a bit. Then, anticipating significant legal changes to food hygiene and preparation under new EU regulations in 1990, Dicksons moved again to its current headquarters off Boldon Lane. Two years after setting up a family council, Dicksons was named Coutts’ UK Family Business of the Year in 2010. “The ice cream parlour closed when I was ten, but we spent Saturdays there as children. “I suppose my love of food was inevitable, as I was exposed to it on both sides of the family – ice cream on one side, pies and sausages on the other.

Source: The Times March 16, 2025 05:13 UTC