Kuits advises Danish Crown on £100m bacon factory

Manchester commercial law firm, Kuits, recently completed the lease on behalf of global food company Danish Crown for their £100m bacon factory in Rochdale. The 30,500 sqm. facility at the Kingsway Business Park is aiming to open in the second half of 2023 and will create around 300 jobs. The site is to be built to meet high sustainable environmental standards and will be 100% powered by renewable energy.

Steve Jackson, Senior Associate at Kuits’ Commercial Property team, who worked on the lease said: “It was a pleasure to advise the team at Danish Crown on the lease of what will be a state-of-the-art facility, bringing important economic investment and employment to the region. Environmental sustainability has been central to this deal and has been considered with every decision.”

Of Kuits assistance in completing the lease Martyn Robinson, FD of Danish Crown said ‘Steve Jackson and Kuits commercial property team provided invaluable support in this transaction. They were unfailingly approachable and responsive, and we are delighted with the result’

Danish Crown has a long heritage in the UK, having been producing pork products for British consumers for over 135 years and its latest investment can be seen as further commitment to the UK market.