Branston Ltd is investing £2.6 million in its Lincolnshire site, sparking the creation of 60 new jobs.
The potato supplier has announced it is to build a new 2,500sqm state-of-the-art factory to produce prepared potato products at its main UK site, a mile outside of the village of Branston.
The unveiling of the new facility is scheduled for spring 2009. A further £500,000 is to be invested in new production equipment.
The move comes after the company was awarded the role of category leader of prepared potato products to Tesco in September this year. It will use the factory to manufacture more such products, including wedges and croquettes.
Graeme Beattie, managing director of Branston, said: “This state-of-the-art production facility will help us fulfil Tesco’s needs and will play a significant part in the future development of our business.
“We’re looking forward to its completion and recruiting additional staff as we continue to grow the business,” he said.
Branston has also recently received a Carbon Trust Standard, in recognition of its success in reducing its carbon emissions by six per cent over the last three years.
The company, which has a turnover in excess of £100m and employs more than 500 people at its three sites, is one of just 26 organisations - and the first food supplier - in the UK that is currently certified by the Carbon Trust Standard Company.
“Becoming the first food producer in the country to hold the Carbon Trust Standard is the beginning of the next phase in our environmental strategy,” said Beattie. “We look to continue to reduce our carbon emissions by using less energy and embracing new technologies and processes wherever possible.
“Receiving the standard is a great honour for us and the whole team at Branston has worked incredibly hard to secure it. We will be working even harder to ensure we retain the standard when we are reassessed in two years time,” he said.
The Carbon Trust was set up by the government in 2001 as an independent company. Its mission is to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy by working with organisations to reduce carbon emissions and develop commercial low carbon technologies.
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