Perfetti van Melle build new factory in Russia

According to trade press reports Italian confectionery group Perfetti van Melle SpA, Lainate, is to invest over € 30 in a new factory in Russia. begin with the facility will turn out 10,000 tonnes of sugar confectionery per year, increasing to 22,000 tonnes later on (source: Russian Business Monitor). The brands Fruitella, Mentos and Meller are be manufactured at the plant. A Perfetti van Melle spokesperson in Russia confirmed that production was to be launched at the beginning of 2005. The packaging plant in Krasnogorsk near Moscow was to remain in operation. The factory will not only supply the Russian market but also neighbouring countries, the Middle East and Poland.