100 new jobs created as Palethorpes Bakery distribution centre opens in Market Drayton

A £1.3 million bakery plant will open in Shropshire tomorrow, creating 100 jobs.

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The new distribution centre at Palethorpes Bakery in Market Drayton

Palethorpes Bakery's state-of-the-art distribution centre in Market Drayton will help produce 55 million sausage rolls and 35 million hot pies a year.

It features the latest in refrigeration technology and boasts a capacity for more than 700 pallets, producing 115 million products every year.

The expansion has led to a major recruitment drive and is the latest big business development to bring jobs to Shropshire.

Watch a timelapse video of the centre being built: