Barry Callebaut to expand its chocolate plant in Lodz

The Lodz-based chocolate plant of Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich, is soon to be expanded to include two additional modern production lines for chocolate manufacturing. The planned investment worth nearly € 22.8m will create 80 new jobs over the coming two years. The plant which was built nearly twenty years ago is located in the Special Economic Zone. The first new production line will be operational in the summer of 2015. The whole investment will be completed by the end of 2016 and create 80 additional jobs, bringing up 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. 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,” said Philipp Schoeller, Vice President FM Europe Central, Member of the Management Board of Barry Callebaut Manufacturing Polska.

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