Almost $200 million is to be invested at Europe’s largest food manufacturing plant, the Kraft Heinz cannery at Kitt Green, near Wigan in Lancashire.
The work, worth £140million, will be focused on modernising manufacturing capabilities at the site over the next four years. It will involve bringing Heinz sauce manufacturing back to the UK, building additional European capacity, upgrading old machinery, and other projects to deliver the plants' environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) commitments.
Subject to final US approval this will be the biggest Kraft Heinz investment in more than two decades in an existing manufacturing facility outside the US and could create up to 50 new jobs. Kitt Green currently produces 1.3 billion cans of food per year with 94% of that output consumed within the UK. Heinz Beanz, Soups, and Pasta will continue to be produced at the Kitt Green plant for the UK market.
At a time of economic uncertainty, this proves the confidence in the Canning market and indeed in the North West of Englands' ability to continually improve and deliver quality products.
Industrial Clutch Parts are constantly looking to improve their product range in order to offer a full range of spare parts for the industry in order to improve capacity and profitability. ICP's warehousing and stockholding, based in the North West of England, is ready to offer continued support to this vital Industry.
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