It forms part of the company’s £150 million investment following the increase in vegan and flexitarian diets across the UK.
A such, its Belasis site has undergone a 9,500m2 expansion to double production capacity of Quorn’s core products, adding ‘approximately’ 2,000 tonnes per year. This equates to 1.3 million packs of Quorn products per week.
It has also improved efficiency to continue to reduce its carbon emissions per tonne of food products, the company said.
Quorn Foods chief executive Kevin Brennan said: “We are the world leader in meat alternatives and have seen our business grow by 16% in the last year.
“We see decades of growth ahead of us, as consumers respond to growing environmental concerns around meat production. We provide dramatic sustainability benefits compared to meat and, with this new facility, will enhance those benefits further.
“Sustainability is at the heart of our organisation and we are committed to ensuring that we are being responsible with the carbon footprint of our business”.
Ben Houchen, Tees Valley mayor, added: “This new multi-million-pound facility, which will double Quorn Foods’ output, shows the firm’s confidence in the area as a great place to invest and do business.
“It brings with it good jobs, better working practices and the potential for further investment - all central to our aim of driving forward a high-growth, high-wage, low-welfare economy”.