Cheese maker creates 50 jobs at £6.5M factory investment
November saw cheese manufacturer GRH Food Company create 50 new jobs, after investing £6.5M in a factory in north-west Wales.
The construction of the 4,041m2 facility at the Snowdonia Business Park, Minffordd, was supported by a £1.7M grant from the Welsh government.
GRH planned to move its existing operations from its site at Y Ffor, near Pwllheli to the new factory, enabling the business to double its production capacity and developing a new cheese innovation centre.
Andrew Hockridge, GRH md, said: “We have invested heavily in innovation, new product development and our people over the last two years and our success has meant we have reached maximum capacity at Y Ffor with increasing demand from customers at home and abroad.
“Securing the £1.7M Welsh government grant was a game-changer to support our investment at Minffordd. That will now enable us to grow from a £16M business today to potentially up to £50M and employing a further 50 staff, over the next few years.”
