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UK food-to-go manufacturer Around Noon is set to open a new 30,000-square-foot facility at Slough Trading Estate in Slough, UK, creating up to 200 new job opportunities. Around Noon manufactures food products such as sandwiches, salads, wraps and fruit pots for airlines, coffee chains and caterers. The company says that the new plant will increase its manufacturing capacity in Slough alone by approximately £50 million. According to the company, Around Noon has experienced "strong organic growth" in recent periods, including securing a series of large contracts in the travel, foodservice and coffee sectors. Gareth Chambers, CEO of Around Noon, said: “We have grown our run rate at Around Noon in Slough from £4 million per annum in 2018 to around £30m per annum today. We now manufacture over 400,000 products per week at the existing Slough factory, and we are really pleased to have secured additional premises at Slough Trading Estate to support our ongoing growth.” James Craddock, Thames Valley managing director at Segro – owner of Slough Trading Estate –, said: “This is a wonderful example of how the quality and management of our workspace combined with our flexibility and understanding of our customers’ property needs has enabled us to retain and grow our diverse customer base on the Slough Trading Estate". “Around Noon is a strong, growing business, and we’re very pleased to have been able to accommodate them in this upgraded facility and enable their business growth, particularly at a time when the vacancy rate at Slough Trading Estate remains very low at 2.7%.” Additionally, the new facility is said to be undergoing a "major renovation" in line with the developer’s ‘Responsible Segro’ commitment to champion low-carbon growth.