FOOD and drink research company Campden BRI, has posted its biggest five year income in the company’s history.

The firm, based in Station Road, Chipping Campden, hit a record income of £106m for the period 2010-2014, an increase of £40m compared with the previous five years.

Steven Walker, the company's director general, said: “We are delighted that we have delivered record results once again. Campden BRI has been around since 1919, but we have grown and evolved to become the innovation, research and technology centre for the food and drinks industry. Our strong financial performance means we can continue to invest in our staff and facilities to grow our business both now and into the future."

The latest results follow other recent successes. The company’s quarterly income broke the £6m barrier for the first time in the final quarter of 2013, and the 2013 revenue of £22.5m was up seven per cent compared with 2012.

The strong financial results have enabled the company to invest more than £3m in capital projects over the last two years to ensure it has the cutting-edge facilities needed to meet the needs of the global food and drink industry. More than £1.5m in new, state-of-the-art processing and analytical equipment has been installed, including a new CT scanner for analysing the structure of food and a sophisticated mass spectrometry system for detecting contaminants and flavour taints, and authenticity testing.