UK food business Premier Foods has renewed its Loyd Grossman brand partnership and said it will invest £36 million to expand its cooking sauces manufacturing facility in Worksop.
The company said the investment will see it bring production of its Loyd Grossman cooking sauces in-house from a third-party supplier in early 2028. The licensing agreement with Sir Loyd Grossman has been in place since 1995 and will be extended until 2034, with the option to extend for a further five years. Premier Foods stated that this underscored its continued confidence in the brand, which has grown on average by 4.7% a year in the last five years.
The £36 million investment will be phased through to 2029 and involves the installation of a new high-speed manufacturing line to drive efficiency and productivity. Following the upgrades, Premier Foods said the Worksop site will more than double annual production capacity for the Group’s cooking sauces brands and support future growth opportunities. As part of the investment, site storage facilities will be upgraded and expanded, and a new link road will be built to streamline the flow of logistics around the site, which employs around 500 people.
“A key pillar of our growth strategy is investing in our supply chain to increase productivity and efficiency.”
Alex Whitehouse, Premier Foods CEO, commented: “A key pillar of our growth strategy is investing in our supply chain to increase productivity and efficiency. Representing our largest site investment in over 15 years, today’s announcement is a great example of this strategy in action. It will enable us to more than double our annual cooking sauces production capacity, supporting growth opportunities and providing enhanced capabilities for innovation across our cooking sauces’ brands, while improving the site for our colleagues.
“Renewing our partnership with Sir Loyd Grossman reinforces our belief in the future of this brand and our ability to continue to drive growth through the application of our Branded Growth Model. At the heart of it all is our commitment to UK manufacturing and to the Worksop community, where we’re proud to be investing for the long term.”
Sir Loyd Grossman added: “I am thrilled to be extending our long-standing partnership with Premier Foods, whose commitment to quality and innovation has been central to the success of the Loyd Grossman brand. We share a passion for creating great-tasting products made with the very best ingredients. This renewed agreement reflects our shared ambition to keep innovating and to bring our sauces to even more customers across the UK.”
