2 Sisters Food Group will invest £3.5 million into its Coupar Angus site in Scotland as it aims to create a shorter supply chain.
The funding will be topped up to £5 million thanks to capital from the Scottish Government’s Food Processing Marketing and Co-operation Grant Scheme.
More than 250 new jobs will be created and 2 Sisters said it will be able to double the cutting capacity in the portions department of the facility.
The funding will go towards the training of existing colleagues, the purchase of new equipment required to increase capacity and the recruitment of an additional 250 colleagues.
Keith Packer, managing director of 2 Sisters UK poultry, said: “We are committed to providing fresh, quality produce to our customers and creating a shorter supply chain enables us to do just that. We have always said we will invest when it is the right thing to do for the business, but the timing and conditions have to be right. This is a great example of that.
“I am delighted that we have secured the support from the Scottish Government as this represents security and growth for our business and local community in Perthshire.”
The news comes just a day after 2 Sisters appointed a new CFO and a month after appointing Ronald Kers as its new CEO.
Kers has replaced Ranjit Singh in the role, who announced earlier this year that he would be stepping down from his position after 25 years at the helm.
The changes follow a turbulent year for the company after it was implicated in a food hygiene scandal following an investigation by The Guardian and ITV.
Workers at a 2 Sisters plant in West Bromwich were found to be altering kill dates and the undercover report said that employees were seen changing records of where the chickens had been slaughtered.
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