Photo: Barry Callebaut
The Lodz-based chocolate plant of Barry Callebaut is soon to be expanded to include two additional modern production lines for chocolate manufacturing. The planned investment, worth nearly PLN 96m, will create 80 new jobs over the coming two years. The plant, built nearly 20 years ago, is located in the Special Economic Zone.
The ground stone laying ceremony will be held on 12 November 2014 and will be attended by representatives of Barry Callebaut’s regional management board and the City of Lodz Office, including the Mayor of Lodz, Hanna Zdanowska.
The first new production line will be operational in summer 2015. The whole investment will be completed by the end of 2016 and create 80 additional jobs, bringing the total number of jobs to 200.
“The expansion of our plant in Lodz is a vital element in Barry Callebaut’s growth strategy in Central and Western Europe,” said Philipp Schoeller, vice president FM Europe Central. “Our operations in Poland are a cornerstone in our mid- and long-term plans and the expansion of our production capacity and development of modern methods for chocolate production are key to maintaining our leading market position.”
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