Moy Park

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Dungannon, Craigavon, Ballymena
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.1 - Processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products
10.13 - Production of meat and poultry meat products
628 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
7 July 2014
Employment effect (start)
7 July 2014
Foreseen end date
31 July 2018

Description

Food production company Moy Park has announced that it is to create 628 jobs at three sites in Northern Ireland. The jobs will be created at production sites at Dungannon, Craigavon and Ballymena, and are the result of an investment package totalling £170 million. Invest NI are providing a £9.5 million grant to support the development.

The jobs will be phased in over a four year period, with reports that 100 new jobs are already in place. A range of job roles will be created, including food production, management and financial services positions. Average salaries will reportedly be £17,500. 

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Moy Park, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 77312, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77312.