Mondelēz has started operating its latest technical center in Poland, where around 130 specialists will develop the company’s key European biscuits and chocolate products, such as Milka, Oreo, Alpen Gold and Prince Polo.
Mondelēz has started construction on a $15m R&D center in Poland as part of the company’s plan to create a global integrated supply chain and Research, Development & Quality (RDQ) network in Europe.
Global sugar prices have rocketed 30% since mid-April as the balance between supply and demand tightens. In Europe prices have remained steady but could soon increase, according to Rabobank’s latest sugar quarterly.
'Long-term growth potential' in Europe's chocolate market
Mondelēz International has opened a $30m line in Poland to produce popular brands such as Milka, Cadbury and Oreo as it anticipates a recovery in Europe’s chocolate market.
Export value of the Polish confectionery market almost doubled in the last five years and shouldn’t stop growing even in case of a potential Russian embargo on confectionery, according to an expert.
Hachez, owned by the Danish Toms Group, will move part of its packaging production from Germany to Poland in an attempt to claw back some of its recent losses.
Poland’s confectionery market survived the recessionary storm virtually unscathed and continues to buck the trend despite its shrinking population, according to Leatherhead Foods, principal market analyst, Jonathan Thomas.
Associated British Foods (ABF) has sold its Polish sugar business to Pfeifer & Langen for an estimated £120 to £130m in preparation for the opening up of EU sugar trade.
RPC Bebo is to expand its packaging operations in Poland through
the acquisition of rival firm 4 You Sigal, as the company looks to
move into the confectionery packaging market.
Cloetta Fazer, Scandinavia's biggest confectionery company, has
revealed growth in the Nordic region despite decreased earnings due
to increasing price pressures.
While the European Commission still seems far from producing a
proposal to amend rules on nutrition labelling, a new study
suggests costs of label changes for the food maker could hit €9000
a product, reports Lindsey Partos.
Inter Link Foods has installed a multi-station Vantage recipe
formulation and traceability system at its newly acquired facility
in Poland in order to satisfy the stringent requirements of the
Tesco audit on quality and traceability.
Cloetta Fazer, the Swedish confectionery group, has finally lost
patience with its perennially underperforming Polish unit, deciding
to close the Gdansk-based company after failing to elicit an
improvement in its performance, writes...
Polish confectionery manufacturer Jutrzenka has finalised financial
arrangements for the acquisition of rights to Nestlé Polska's
Goplana confectionery brand, giving it an instant growth platform
in the steadily expanding sugar...
Fast-living Poles are continuing to drive a ready meal revolution
across their country as the invasion of microwaves into consumer
homes grows - bringing plastic trays and cartons to the forefront
of packaging market trends, reports...
Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC) has acquired yet
another Polish alcohol distribution company, taking the number of
companies owned by the Florida-based holding to 13. But the company
is now keen to launch its own...
A boost from EU exports and a solid home market performance have
helped Polish meat processing company Sokolów to achieve bumper net
profits for the first half of 2004, but this is all part of the
plan, according to a company quietly...
Croatian food group Podravka says it is looking to expand
production at its Polish production facility to keep up with
demands in the Polish market and to increase exports to other EU
countries.
The Polish government's plans to sell off the last eight remaining
Polmos businesses look ill-fated, as industry experts predict that
the weakness of the remaining brands and market saturation means
that bankruptcy is a likelier...
Poland is set to become the prime international market for Heineken
as Grupa Zywiec reports booming sales and profits for the first
half of the year. A strategy focusing on one brand for each beer
segment and concerted efforts to...
Leading Polish confectionery company Mieszko says it is
currently in negotiations to acquire a company within the
confectionery sector in the course of this year. The company added
that at the present moment it is negotiating with...
Cloetta Fazer Group, the Stockholm-listed Swedish-Finnish
confectionery group, says it is planning to tap into the huge
potential of the Poland market. According to CEO Karsten Slotte,
the company is set to play a role in the consolidation...
Countdown to the integration of 10 new member states in Europe this
April begins under the aegis of the Irish presidency. For
manufacturers, a clear understanding of the marketplace in these
countries will be vital to pitching the...
Biscuit manufacturer Lu Polska, which is part of the French-based
Danone Group, is to close down its production plant in Jaroslaw,
Poland. The closure will result in the loss of 500 jobs.
