UK food maker CK Food Processing has confirmed it is set to build a new plant in Bradford.

The 30,000 sq ft facility will produce natural and halal poultry products, including chicken nuggets and chicken steaks. 

CK Food plans to spend GBP3.5m (US$5.4m) on the plant, which is expected to create 40 jobs.

The site will be up and running by April 2013 but CK Food was unable to comment on what the capacity of the plant will be.

Established in 2005, CK Foods supplies products such as pizza sauce, pizza cheese and fries to retail and wholesale customers throughout the UK and Ireland.