How one man revitalised this tumbling company

Airlines have been beset by rising costs for years. So it's no wonder they're flocking to this low-cost meal supplier with its clever business model, says Tom Bulford.

"I don't want to be seen as a turn round guy but I do turn things around."

These confident words were echoed by Stephen Yapp, the chairman of the latest company I paid a visit to this week. It certainly did sum up his achievement since taking the reins of Journey Group (AIM: JNY) back in 2007. It was a mess back then, but today, Journey is flourishing and Yapp has laid the foundation for some real excitement over the next few years. I went to sit in with Yapp and his highly experienced finance director Carl Fry at Journey's modest office in Heston.

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Tom worked as a fund manager in the City of London and in Hong Kong for over 20 years. As a director with Schroder Investment Management International he was responsible for £2 billion of foreign clients' money, and launched what became Argentina's largest mutual fund. Now working from his home in Oxfordshire, Tom Bulford helps private investors with his premium tipping newsletter, Red Hot Biotech Alert.