A £4 million investment in a new beef burger manufacturing facility will create up to 30 new jobs in Mid Wales and increase production by up to 100% per cent to the UK’s Fast Food and Foodservice Markets.
First Minister Carwyn Jones today (6 September 2017) officially opened the Burger Manufacturing Company’s new facility at Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys, which has received a 40% grant from the Food Business Investment Scheme managed by the Welsh Government.
The Burger Manufacturing Company produces over 37.5 million burgers per annum or 900 burgers per minute !! and has moved production from its existing neighbouring facility into a purpose built unit that will allow it to develop new quality and gourmet burgers for customers, including restaurants and take-away businesses.
It’s a return to the facility for the First Minister who was Rural Affairs Minister and opened the original facility in 2000.
“I’m pleased to be returning to the Burger Manufacturing Company to see its growth continuing and the opening of this new, larger production facility that is supplying not only UK customers, but also exporting into Europe.
“Companies such as this demonstrate how rural Wales is a key component of Wales’ economic drive and growth as a nation, particularly when it comes to the vitally important food and farming sectors within our rural communities.”
The new facility is 3,670 sq metres and includes some of the latest food production technology. The company currently employs 43 people. It only uses 100 per cent beef in the production of its products
Customers range from small independent fast food businesses, through to large chains and restaurants.
It has also developed new gourmet products targeted at higher end restaurants and eateries and has an R&D facility at the new unit to develop new burger products.
“We’ve been growing year-on-year and we knew that to meet future growth we’d have to develop a new larger facility,” Mark Cornall, Sales & Marketing Manager.
“We can now increase production for existing and new customers while developing new and exciting products for a range of markets.”
As well as UK customers, the company exports its 100 per cent beef products to Gibraltar, Spain, France and other countries.
Production will begin immediately at the new facility and up to 30 new jobs will be created over the next three years.
