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Sainsbury’s awards
South Caernarfon
Creameries major
cheese supply contract
South Caernarfon Creameries has announced that it has
been awarded the contract to supply Sainsbury’s with
their Basics Cheese range. The contract includes 13
products across Sainsbury’s Basics range and will launch
into store later this year.
lan Jones,
Managing Director
at South
Caernarfon
Creameries said
“We are extremely
pleased to have been awarded the
Basics cheese supply contract by
Sainsbury’s. This contract will
result in us supplying both entry
level cheese as well as top tier
products nationally to
Sainsbury’s”.
“With our new cheese
production facility soon to be fully
operational, this contract will result
in the new facility being at full
production from the outset. It will
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also mean that we shall be
investing significantly in our
cheese packing operations and
creating around 15 more jobs
when the contract starts which is
great news for our local economy.”
“Securing an important contract
such as this will give all of our
stakeholders great confidence for
the future of our business”.
“This award is testament to our
relationship with Sainsbury’s and
our journey together during the
last few years’. We thank them for
their continued support and look
forward to working with them on
both this project and others as we
enter a really exciting period for
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our business.”
James Connaughton, Cheese
Buyer at Sainsbury’s said: “Having
worked with South Caernarfon
Creameries on recent projects, we
have been continually impressed
by the quality of their products and
consistency of supply. The
flexibility and capability in
production and the knowledge
and professionalism of their team
will enable us to adapt and create
new products in the future and we
are pleased to be working with a
business in which provenance is
integral.”
South Caernarfon Creameries is
owned by its 130 farmer member
suppliers who are located in North
and Mid Wales.
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