UK-based ethnic food producer Deko Foods has announced the establishment of a processing plant in Kells Business Park, Co Meath, Ireland, which will also create 20 jobs over the next three years.
According to reports, the company has already started recruiting for junior positions, including full and part-time warehousing staff and administration.
The company highlighted that the new plant has been constructed to meet the international demand for its food and drink products, which especially caters to the Afro-Caribbean and South-American segments.
According to Deko Foods CEO Yomi Aiyegbusi, the company chose Kells for its processing plant due to the region's close proximity to Dublin's seaport and airport.
Aiyegbusi added: "Another incentive was the level of government support and funding provided to new businesses choosing to locate in the Kells area; it's exceptionally higher than other regions."
"I was also introduced to several other food producers and packagers in the area, all of whom assured me that Kells and its neighbouring towns could provide the necessary resources my business requires, like the right staff.
"I currently need to recruit an office manager, receptionist, warehouse clerk, forklift operator and four production staff."
