Grandmother Who Played Key Role in North Wales Food Business Passes Away Aged 102

Grandmother who played key role in North Wales food business passes away aged 102

A grandmother whose generosity helped launch a major Welsh food business has died at the age of 102.

Tributes paid to ‘Granny Dot’ who helped build Welsh food firm aged 102

Heartfelt tributes have been paid to a great-grandmother whose generosity helped launch a top Welsh food wholesale company after she passed away aged 102. Dorothy Edwards, affectionately known as “Granny Dot”, played a pivotal role in the creation of Harlech Foodservice after backing her family with a crucial loan more than 50 years ago. In 1972, Dorothy and her husband Harry loaned £6,000 – the equivalent of £100,000 today – enabling their daug…