Nom Dairy announces expansion plans

UK-based dairy company Nom Dairy is planning to invest £110m in the expansion of its plant in Donnington Wood,Telford, in order to boost its yoghurt production.

The expansion will take place in two phases and is estimated to create 350 jobs.

The first phase will involve an investment of £65m and will boost the yogurt production from 350 million pots a year to 1 billion, while the second phase of the expansion will boost the yoghurt production capacity to 1.5 billion pots a year.

The company is currently in discussions with potential partners and construction is expected to begin in the next two to three years.

Chief executive of the firm’s parent company Nöm International Christoph Wenisch said that the expansion of the Nom Dairy plant at Telford will enable it to increase its presence as a major player in the UK short-life dairy market.

"There is extensive land on our 24-acre site available for the expansion and most of the base infrastructure is already in place to process the large additional volumes of British milk that will be required," Wenisch said.