A global food company has revealed plans to invest over £100m in a new factory and create around 300 jobs.
Danish Crown will open a 30,500 sq. m processing facility at the Kingsway Business Park, Rochdale, during the second half of 2023.
Once fully operational, the site will produce up to 920 tonnes of bacon and gammon a week. It will be the company's first new 海角视频 factory for three years.
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Danish Crown said the new site will be 100% powered by renewable energy and built to "market-leading" environmental standards.
Heat recovery from the plant’s utility systems will supplement conventional heating sources to heat the office space and provide hot water, while ammonia will be used as a refrigerant to minimise environmental impact.
Food waste will be reduced through the use of bacon offcuts in other products such as sausages and a circular packaging system for deliveries of pork to the site will minimise packaging waste.
Chief executive Jais Valeur said: "Danish Crown has a long heritage in the 海角视频, bringing British consumers high quality bacon and pork products for over 135 years.
"This investment forms the next step in our commitment to the 海角视频 market. Our ambition is for a more sustainable future of meat production and sustainability has been central to every decision we have made on this new facility, whether that’s powering the site with 100% renewable energy, processing bacon reared to high sustainability and welfare standards, or putting employee health and wellbeing at the heart of the design."
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