Defra Secretary Michael Gove has visited a Bournville chocolate factory to underline the government's agri-tech strategy.
The government has recently invested £160 million through the strategy to improve the flow of ideas and solutions from the laboratory to the farm.
It has also invested £90m to support the creation of four Centres of Agricultural Innovation.
The government says these centres will help turn agricultural innovation into commercial opportunities, creating inward investment and helping revolutionise future farming practices.
The Bournville chocolate factory, which recently used a £75 million investment to launch four new production lines and employ thousands more staff, was praised by Mr Gove as an example of the Agri-Tech strategy.
He praised food producers across the country for creating thousands of new products every year, from farm-to-factory.
The newest line at Bournville can now produce one million bars of Dairy Milk per day, using British 100% milk.
Mr Gove said: "An innovative industry is a resilient one, and by investing in new technologies and ideas we can make sure we continue to thrive on the global trading stage and build on our renowned reputation as a great food nation."
