Spalding’s Kerry Foods factory bought by Pork Farms Group

Kerry Foods, which has a large factory in Spalding, has been bought for an undisclosed amount.

Pork Farms Group has acquired the manufacturing, warehouse and back office support functions of Kerry Foods’ Spalding and Poole sites.

A spokesman for Pork Farms Group told The Voice: “With regards to job implications for the Spalding site, while we can never rule out the need to reduce roles in the future, we do not currently have plans for redundancies.”

The new company that will trade under the Pork Farms Group name and be led by Pork Farms’ existing management team.

Chris Peters, group managing director, said: “This acquisition is an extremely exciting next step for our business.
“It will provide our customers with a streamlined, more responsive and better invested supply chain, reflecting the increasingly competitive retail landscape that we are seeing in today’s market as consumers’ shopping habits change.”
“Over the last seven years, Pork Farms has developed a track record for innovation and quality. This move helps us to build on this, allowing us to make further investment in production facilities, R&D and innovation.
“This will expand the quality and range of products available to all our customers, and will provide new opportunities for our employees.”

The new Pork Farms Group employs 2,554 people and produces chilled savoury foods including pork pies, sausage rolls, quiche and savoury flans, Scotch eggs, and savoury slices and pies.
The group will continue to manufacture and distribute all Pork Farms branded products.