Daniels Group to open fresh soup and ready meal factory in Grimsby

Daniels Group, one of the UK’s leading chilled food manufacturers, is investing £8.5 million in a new food plant at Lakeside Road, Innovation Way, at Grimsby’s Europarc business centre.
The new production facility, which will create over 200 jobs, will open next month (March) and will produce a range of fresh and frozen foods for the UK and overseas.

In addition to making New Covent Garden soup, the UK’s best-selling chilled soup brand, the site will produce chilled ready meals for some of the UK’s leading supermarket groups and a new range of frozen soups for the catering sector.

Rob Burnett, Daniels Group Chief Executive, said the Grimsby site would play a ‘pivotal role’ in accelerating the growth of the £155 million turnover business.
“We chose Grimsby because the area boasts a skilled labour pool with experience of working in the chilled food industry. In addition, the Europarc centre is close to our extensive network of vegetable growers in Lincolnshire which will help to minimize food miles.
“This was an important consideration for us as we are committed to responsible environmental management in all aspects of our business.”

The Grimsby site will feature state of the art production processes and systems and will have a low carbon footprint.

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