KK Fine Foods

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales; North Wales; Flintshire and Wrexham
Location of affected unit(s)
Deeside
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.8 - Manufacture of other food products
10.85 - Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
11 November 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 May 2016

Description

Frozen ready meal manufacturer KK Fine Foods has announced plans to expand its business resulting in the creation of 100 new jobs.  The company which is based at Deeside Enterprise Zone already employs 250 people. The company's GBP 833,000 investment, which is supported  by a GBP 100,000 loan from Welsh government, will be used to add a third production hall. The company's expansion follows the award of new contracts from a number of major customers. It is expected that the new jobs will be filled over a six month period. 

Sources

  • 11 November 2015: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2015), KK Fine Foods, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 85462, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/85462.