A proposed 60 jobs could be created in Drogheda through Hilton Foods

Last week, Hilton Foods submitted a planning application to Louth County Council seeking to extend the factory.

Hilton Foods, the London-listed meat-processing group, are looking to extend its facility in Drogheda with 60 jobs possibly being added to their 280 Irish jobs

Last week, Hilton Foods submitted a planning application to Louth County Council seeking to extend the factory.

The Irish Independent reports that the group said in documents that there was an “urgent need for this expansion” due to increased orders placing “added pressure” on the facility.

The planning statement said “A timely planning permission will ensure the business can create additional storage capacity for the Christmas rush in 2024 with added production capacity coming online in 2025,”

The potential expansion in Drogheda comes two years after Hilton Foods announced it was going to cut a quarter of its workforce at the plant. At the time, it had decided to cut 77 jobs from the facility.