Kraft Foods Opens Biscuit R&D Center in Europe

Kraft Foods, Northfield, Ill., opened its new European biscuit research and development center in Saclay, France, a suburb of Paris. This new facility will support product development for many of Europe's most beloved biscuit brands, including LU, belVita, Oreo, Mikado, Prince, Saiwa and TUC. Kraft Foods chairman and CEO Irene Rosenfeld was on hand for the ribbon cutting Oct. 20, which represents the culmination of a two-year-project with a total investment of approximately $20 million.The new R&D center is home to 120 employees, including researchers, engineers, nutritionists, baker-pastry cooks and product and packaging developers dedicated to supporting the European biscuit business. The center joins 11 other Kraft Foods R&D centers.