Finnebrogue

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland; Newry, Mourne and Down
Location of affected unit(s)
Downpatrick
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.1 - Processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products
10.11 - Processing and preserving of meat, except of poultry meat
125 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
5 March 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Food manufacturer Finnebrogue has announced plans to create 125 new jobs as it expands its operations in Downpatrick. Around 30 of the positions have already been recruited with the remaining positions expected to be filled by 2022. The site will produce bacon without the use of nitrite, which is thought to be safer. The total investment in the site will come to 17 million GBP (€19.8 million), with 1.3 million (€1.5 million) of that coming from the development agency Invest NI. Once all the jobs are filled, the business will add around 3 million GBP (€3.5 million) to the local economy each year through the employee salaries. 

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2019), Finnebrogue, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 97373, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/97373.