Potato firm is growing

Sep 26 2008 by Alison Lowson, Perthshire Advertiser Friday

BRANSTON Ltd continues to strengthen its workforce as 14 new employees start work at its Abernethy site this month.

The jobs have been created to support a new five-day shift at Branston, the UK’s leading supplier of potatoes, which was developed to support the increasing volume of supply at the factory.

The new employees will take on a range of positions including forklift drivers, production operatives and a quality assurance manager.

The 14 new starters, along with the 11 other people who joined as part of April’s recruitment drive, bring the size of the Branston team in Scotland to 125.

Branston has also invested heavily in the Abernethy site.

The company completed a 12-month, £2 million investment and redevelopment of the factory last year with redesigned production lines, new machinery, extended dispatch bays and improved staff facilities.