ABP Food Group has announced a £3 million investment in its Perth processing plant that will be part funded by the Scottish Government’s Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation Grant scheme.
The investment is the first phase of a major upgrade aimed at transforming the site into a world-class facility.
The site will see the expansion of chilling and maturation facilities, along with the improvement of production areas and staff amenities.
ABP UK’s managing director, Tom Kirwan, commented: “We are really excited to be moving forward with the development and creating a facility that will not only support Scottish agriculture by providing a world-class processing facility but will also enable additional value to be created which will be good for local employment and the economy.”
The Food Processing Marketing and Co-operation Grant scheme was launched by Richard Lochhead on 14th May 2015 to provide support funding to suppliers and producers, as part of the Government’s overall vision for food and drink in Scotland.
ABP Perth, part of the overall ABP Food Group, employs 280 staff and works with 1,600 farmers from across Scotland.
The group has recently become the world’s first food processor to achieve triple certification to the Carbon Trust Standard for the third consecutive time.
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