South Caernarfon Creameries expands

South Caernarfon Creameries has commenced work on a new production unit at its site in Chwilog near Pwllheli. The new facility represents an investment of £6 million and is expected to be operational by October 2015.

Alan Wyn Jones, managing director at South Caernarfon Creameries says, “Although it’s currently a very challenging period for milk producers and processors, this is a very exciting period for our business. Our investment will result in the first new cheese factory build in the UK since the 1970’s and will provide us with best in class production facilities that will further support our growth and added value strategy.”

South Caernarfon Creameries is owned by its 120 farmer member suppliers. One of its members, John Gwynant Hughes, of Ynysgain Fawr, Criccieth, says, “We are proud supplying members and owners of SCC and are pleased that the business is forward-thinking and investing in our future which gives us as dairy farmers’ confidence in what is a very challenging period for our industry”.