The American food giant Kraft Heinz is set to invest £140 million at its Kitt Green plant in Wigan.
It is the firm’s biggest investment outside the US in more than 20 years and it means that Tomato ketchup, mayonnaise & salad cream will be made in Britain for the first time since 1999.
The plan, which is subject to approval in the US, will also fund equipment and technology and create up to 50 new full-time jobs, the company said.
The Kitt Green plant on the outskirts of Wigan is Europe’s largest food manufacturing site, making 1.3 billion cans of food a year.
“The Kraft Heinz investment is a vote of confidence in the UK economy from a major US firm and a boost that will mean jobs and growth for the local economy,” UK Minister for Investment Gerry Grimstone said in a statement.
