£58M investment will see Walkers become one of the biggest crisp factories in the world

Investment in Leicester factory will create 100 new jobs and make operations greener. 

Walkers crisps said it is upgrading production facilities at one of the world’s biggest crisp factories through a £58 million investment. The crisp giant said the upgrade at its main Leicester site would also lead to 100 new jobs and make operations greener.

Part of the investment, it said, will meet growing demand for Wotsits Giants and Monster Munch Giants, which are currently manufactured in Europe. The changes are being made at its main UK factory site in Beaumont Leys on the outskirts of Leicester.

The factory already employs 1,120 people, and some of the money will be spent improving staff facilities, including putting in a new restaurant. The work should be finished next year.

According to the trade website The Grocer, Walkers was the UK’s third biggest grocery brand last year with sales of £1.25 billion. Cadbury topped the list, followed by Coca-Cola, with Nestle fourth and Pepsi Cola in fifth place.

The factory already employs 1,120 people, and some of the money will be spent improving staff facilities, including putting in a new restaurant. The work should be finished next year.

According to the trade website The Grocer, Walkers was the UK’s third biggest grocery brand last year with sales of £1.25 billion. Cadbury topped the list, followed by Coca-Cola, with Nestle fourth and Pepsi Cola in fifth place.