Celtica Foods, an associate company of Castell Howell, is set to invest £2.8m to expand its meat processing facility at Cross Hands Food Park, Wales, a move which will create 32 new jobs over the next five years.
Celtica Foods currently operates a boning facility at Pensarn in Carmarthen for farmers producing premium Welsh beef under the Celtic Pride scheme. The meat is supplied to Castell Howell's butchery department at Pensarn and also to specialist meat supplier Weddel Swift.
The company has been granted £1m under the Welsh Government's repayable business finance scheme.
Castell Howell Foods managing director Brian Jones said that the expansion project allows the company to meet growing demand for premium Welsh beef.
"Customers and consumers are not only looking for top quality produce but want locally sourced produce and beef that can be traced from the plate back to the individual farm."
"The Celtic Pride scheme guarantees this and we are seeing an increased demand as a result. We will double our capacity as a result of this investment, be able to introduce efficiencies and new technologies to meet that demand," Jones added.
