Moy Park can now lay claim to running the largest single-build hatchery in the UK, following a £20m investment in its Newark-Upon-Trent facility in Nottinghamshire.
Capacity at the site is now 2.5 million chicks/week supplying 60 farms across Lincolnshire.
The company says it has employed industry-leading technology to improve production, animal welfare, hygiene and biosecurity, while cutting electricity use.
It is part of a programme of expansion for the Northern Ireland-headquartered integr
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