# Mars Invests £161 Million to Modernize Melton Mowbray Pet Food Factory with New Recyclable Pouch Production

> Mars is investing £161 million to modernize its pet food factory in Melton Mowbray, UK, which makes Whiskas and Pedigree brands. The upgrade adds recyclable pouch production lines and optical sorting expected to cut production waste by 50%, and will create over 30 jobs.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T00:31:18.470Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100450-mars-invests-161-million-to-modernize-melton-mowbray-pet-food-factory-with-new
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md), [Feather Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FEATHER.md), [Blood Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BLOODMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

This is a corporate capital investment in pet food manufacturing with no meaningful effect on feed ingredient supply, demand or prices.

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLBeXJ3zVfeGKsqsAj8FUXpe

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