2 min read - 21 Nov, 2025
Premier Foods announces £36m investment in Worksop site
Premier Foods has unveiled a £36m investment in its Worksop manufacturing site, representing its largest site investment in over 15 years. The investment will see Premier Foods bring production of its Loyd Grossman cooking sauces in-house from a third-party supplier in early 2028, while providing the opportunity to significantly upgrade production capacity and improve efficiency.
The £36m investment will be phased through to 2029 and involves the installation of a new high-speed manufacturing line. Following the upgrades, the Worksop site, which employs around 500 people, will more than double annual production capacity for its cooking sauce brands, supporting future growth opportunities and providing enhanced capabilities for innovation.
As part of the investment, site storage facilities will also be upgraded and expanded, and a new link road will be built to streamline the flow of logistics around the site.
The investment coincides with the extension of its brand licensing agreement with Sir Loyd Grossman. The agreement, which has been in place since the partnership began in 1995, will be extended until 2034, with the option to extend for a further five years. This underscores the continued confidence in the strength of the brand, which has grown on average 4.7% a year in the last five years.
Premier Foods is investing £36m in its Worksop site to upgrade and expand its cooking sauce capability / Picture: Premier Foods
Alex Whitehouse, CEO, Premier Foods, said: “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.”
This latest Premier Foods investment follows a recently announced commitment to invest £19m in its Lifton Creamery in Devon, the home of Ambrosia custard, to expand porridge pot production capacity. Premier Foods more than doubled infrastructure investment in the two years to FY24/25 and is targeted to spend a total of £55m in FY25/26.
Alongside Loyd Grossman, the Worksop manufacturing site also produces brands including Sharwood’s, Homepride, Batchelors, Bisto, Saxa and Oxo.
