KESTREL Foods is creating 11 new jobs thanks to a £75,000 investment plan.
The Portadown based company, which owns the Forest Feast and Acti-Snack brands, currently employs around 70 people in its plant at Cam, Craigavon and is receiving assistance from Invest NI to support its export growth strategy, which includes the introduction of new production and packaging machinery and the creation of the new jobs.
Announcing the support Invest NI’s director of Business and Sector Development, Brian Dolaghan, said: “This is a very important strategic expansion by a company which has invested steadily in its products and sales outside Northern Ireland.
“Kestrel Foods’ expansion includes the introduction of new technology and staff to enable it to achieve a significant uplift in sales outside Northern Ireland, particularly in emerging markets it has pinpointed such as Brazil, Uruguay, Spain, Italy and Asia Pacific.”