HelloFresh opens automated facility

Recipe box company HelloFresh has opened its latest flagship automated production facility in Derby

The automated production lines will allow HelloFresh and Green Chef customers more choice and ability to personalise their meals.

In keeping with HelloFresh’s commitment to a more sustainable future, The Windmill has been developed in partnership with SmartParc SEGRO Derby, a low-carbon food manufacturing campus in Spondon, Derby, to be one of the most sustainable production facilities in the country. It features include a rainwater harvesting system, a 22 MVA rooftop solar panel array, and a shared heating and cooling system which recycles heat from refrigeration plants and reuses it to heat water and offices across the estate.

HelloFresh UK CEO, Adam Park, said: “This site and its cutting-edge technology will allow handling of great complexity in our production to give customers even more choice, while creating hundreds of jobs and opportunities for talented people in the local area to build skills and careers in a growing space.”