Pet food producer Purina - owner of major brands such as Felix, Gourmet and Winalot - is investing more than £150 million at its factory in Wisbech in Cambs and creating 40 new jobs on a modernisation programme set to run until next year. The upgrade of the plant, which is set to run until next year, will modernise the technology and machinery on its production lines, improve facilities for the 600 employees and boost energy efficiency. Investment in staff skills is also planned together with a refurbishment of changing rooms and break out areas and a new car park. Jez McInerney, Purina’s Wisbech factory manager, who is overseeing the upgrades, said: “We’re delighted to have secured this large-scale investment, to ensure our site is best-in-class and fit for the bright future that it has ahead of it.” The plant in Cromwell Road, which Purina has owned since 1998, produces more than a billion wet pet food meals a year.
