Jobs boost at town dairy

NEW jobs could be created at Robert Wiseman’s Dairies in Droitwich Spa after the group secured its second supermarket contract in a matter of days.

The Scottish-based group, which already employs 500 people in Droitwich, has signed substantial contracts with supermarket giants Tesco and Sainsbury’s.

Three months ago, Wiseman’s lost a significant chunk of its business when Asda decided to get its milk from Arla Foods.

However, Graham Jack, who represents the group, says with the new contracts the firm is now in a better position than ever.

“We now have business from Tesco and Sainsbury’s which means that we are ahead of where we were when we lost the Asda business,” he said.

“The contracts are for a very substantial amount of money.”

Mr Jack said he was not in a position to comment on how many new jobs would be created at the Stonebridge Cross plant but added: “Droitwich is a very major part of Robert Wiseman’s Dairies and the Tesco business in particular will rely heavily on Droitwich facilities.

“We hope to employ more people in Droitwich and further south but we would not like to put a figure on it,” he said.

It is estimated that Robert Wiseman’s Dairies controls 20 per cent of the milk market in the UK.

The group plants include Droitwich Spa, Manchester and Glasgow and employs more than 3,000 people.