Arla Foods’ Lockerbie site to get £90m additional investment

Arla Foods has proposed to invest nearly £90 million into its Lockerbie site in Scotland to support the farmer owned cooperative’s future growth ambitions.
Alongside the £300m site investments announced in 2024, which included £34m investment into Lockerbie’s cheddar production, the food manufacturer has recently announced a proposal to further increase the investment in Lockerbie to enable it to future proof its UK production.
The UKs largest dairy cooperative is proposing to create a Centre of Excellence for the production of UHT and Lactofree milk at Lockerbie, which could create new roles in the local area.
As a result, Arla has proposed the closure its Settle site, and part of the proposal could also impact some colleagues based at Arla’s Stourton Dairy, however the business does not envisage any redundancies for Stourton Dairy employees.