Finance clerk walks free after doing company for £96k

A financial assistant at a gourmet food supplier to chefs including Raymond Blanc scammed his employers to fund his luxury lifestyle, a court heard. Dave Johnson, 26, drained £96,000 from Classic Fine Foods between October 2022 and August 2023. The business, based in Park Royal, west London, supplies gourmet food and ingredients to high-end hotels and Michelin star restaurants across the country. Their clients include French chef Raymond Blanc OBE and famous food judge Benoit Blin, based at the 2…