UK sausage and burger manufacturer, Heck! Food, is investing £3.5 million in a 40,000-square-foot expansion project at its facility in Kirklington, near Bedale.
Heck! – which offers a range of sausages and burgers, including vegan, vegetarian, pork and chicken options – says that it will double its production capacity with the investment.
The company says that its newly announced expansion project will allow it to produce up to 1 million sausages a day and to enter new categories, while Heck! also plans to create additional jobs.
The company has also installed a vertical farm onsite, which will grow herbs and vegetables for its Italia and Veg with Edge products.
Heck! co-founder, Jamie Keeble, said: “We will be the first food brand in the world to grow herbs and vegetables onsite to put into our popular meat and vegan Italia range. There are huge benefits to vertical farming: no pesticides or herbicides, less water and food waste, no transport, more efficient production, taste control and better shelf life.
“Micronutrients will also provide fantastic health benefits as well as giving us a unique selling point. We are farmers originally and it’s really exciting to now be investing in the future of sustainable, cutting-edge agriculture and not relying on imports.”
Heck! is also launching a new range of cooked snacks, Bangin’ Bites, which marks the brand’s first foray into the ‘grab and go’ market. The new bites offer cooked cocktail versions of the company’s 97% and Chicken Italia sausages.
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