TV pig farmer Jimmy Doherty will visit the country’s leading food manufacturers to discover the science behind mass production for his debut BBC series.

The 6 x 30-minute Jimmy’s Food Factory, by BBC Scotland’s specialist factual team, will see the Jimmy’s Farm star investigate food production techniques used by companies such as Heinz, Walkers, Unilever and Vitacress.

Jimmy will see how complicated making food has become, learning how suppliers achieve things such as keeping their bread fresh and making their crisps crisp.

He will then head to his Suffolk farm to use the techniques he has picked up to create a dish that he thinks is good enough to be sold in supermarkets.

The series will also feature facts about food manufacturers and explain how they keep supermarket shelves stocked.

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