Noble Foods is investing in a manufacturing site to expand its egg business and diversify its offerings.
The new 10,000 sq m site in Leicestershire is set to begin production in the summer and at its peak, has the potential to use over 1.6m eggs per week.
The leading egg producer wants to use the site to introduce a range of pre-prepared foods using eggs such as omelettes, egg bites and frittatas aimed at the retail, quick service restaurant and wholesale markets.
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The new site will also offer up to 150 jobs in the local community in its phased opening.
Noble Foods added value business lead Will Cadbury said: “I’m excited that our new investment will help us in our ambition to create more egg-based foods, in different formats, so that more people can enjoy eggs throughout the day.
“We already know that eggs are one of the most versatile and nutritious foods, with the lowest carbon output of any animal protein.”
He added that the move aligns with the brand’s purpose ‘To better nourish people, animals and planet’, and the “investment will really help to accelerate that, by providing more eggs, for more people, on more occasions.”
