New jobs created in Warwickshire and Staffordshire
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More than 160 jobs have been created after a health food company officially opened two new buildings in Warwickshire and Staffordshire.
NBTY Europe, which owns brands including Holland & Barrett, Julian Graves and Nature's Way, held opening ceremonies at the buildings on Friday.
A new company headquarters - Samuel Ryder House - has been built in Eliot Park, Barling Way, Nuneaton.
In Burton-on-Trent a processing and packing plant, Burton 2, has opened.
The new buildings cost more than £20m and will support over 1,000 health food stores across Europe.
New equipment includes a chocolate coating plant to support new product development and fruit and nut production lines capable of producing more than one million bagged products every week.
NBTY Europe's group legal director Roger Craddock said the investment reflected strong growth in the business.
He said: "During 2010, NBTY Europe posted sales in excess of £400m and opened more than 80 new stores, strong growth we are pleased and proud of - especially given the current challenging economic climate."