Cereal manufacturer Weetabix is to invest GBP20m (US$31.4m) on the upgrade of its facilities in the UK and North America.
A spokesperson for Weetabix told just-food today (14 February) that the investment will be spread across eight sites in Burton Latimer, two in Northamptonshire and one in Ashton-under-Lyne. In North America, the company’s facilities in Toronto and Boston also will benefit from the investment.
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Weetabix said the major capital investment will “replace or upgrade key processes within the estates”.
“The new production programme called internally ‘Performance Through People’ was implemented after a successful trial at Burton Latimer,” the spokesperson told just-food. “The first initiation phase of the programme will be completed by the end of February.
“To date, the pilot facility at Burton Latimer has already seen 25% raised output in terms of hourly rates of production reduced waste and energy consumption.”
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