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By the end of January, 2 Sisters Food Group was preparing to “resurrect” the former S&A Foods factory, with the creation of about 200 jobs in Derby.
The poultry giant bought the site after Asian ready meals specialist S&A Foods went into administration and made all its 300 staff redundant last year.
2 Sisters said the first phase of production would begin in mid-March and a further phase of production would start between late April and May.
“We’re delighted to be able to resurrect this factory and bring new jobs to Derby,” a 2 Sisters spokesman told FoodManufacture.co.uk.
“One of the things that first attracted us to the site was the close proximity to a high-calibre, dedicated workforce that we knew would be able to produce some great quality food.”
The factory, on the Sir Francis Ley Industrial Estate, is set to produce a range of meals including kebabs, ready-to-cook chicken and ready-to-eat chicken.
2 Sisters said the phased recruitment of about 200 employees would begin in February. There will be recruitment days at the site on Tuesday February 2 and Thursday February 4.