Up to 200 new jobs will be created at 2 Sisters Food Group’s Carlisle site – Cavaghan and Gray – securing the long-term future of the site.
2 Sisters has announced a £7m capital investment at its Carlisle prepared meals factory, creating more than 200 new jobs for the region as a result of the new business win.
Roles will be available in operational, technical and supply chain.
The investment programme follows a major contract awarded by Marks & Spencer to expand its product ranges with 2 Sisters.
More than 30 new products will be developed at the site, and dishes to come later in the year include Gastro Ham & Chicken Crumble and Gastro Beef Bourguignon.
A new vegetable processing facility is also being created, which includes new cooling tunnels, steam-injected kettles for cooking and cooling sauces, new coating systems and two new automated packing lines.
Ronald Kers, 2 Sisters Food Group CEO, said: “Our vision is to create a truly world-class business who is trusted to deliver, so we are delighted such a prestigious customer as M&S recognise and value us as a reliable partner with the ability to create quality food, for the right price in a sustainable and transparent way.”
William Duncanson, meal solutions business unit director, added: “The team here at Cavaghan and Gray are enormously hard working and this investment will allow us continue doing what we love, producing tasty, high quality food that customers love.”
Kate Stein, head of food technology at Marks & Spencer, said: “The new site extension at Carlisle will help us react more quickly to consumer tastes and develop and deliver great quality, innovative products to market.”
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