Kensey Foods

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South West (England); Cornwall and Isles of Scilly; Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Location of affected unit(s)
Launceston
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10 - Manufacture of food products
10 - Manufacture of food products
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
7 March 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Kensey Foods in Launceston, part of the Samworth Brothers group, makes hot and cold desserts for the retail market. The Cornwall food firm is undertaking a £10 million new investment programme at its Pennygillam site in the town, which includes money from the Objective One program.

The development is expected to take about a year to complete. 200 new jobs are to be created.

Company managing director Lis Mannes said it would also enable further expansion.

She said of the jobs announcement: ‘We expect to add the 200 new jobs, which are primarily production posts, over the next few years as we grow into the new space.'

Sources

  • 7 March 2005: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Kensey Foods, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 61250, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61250.