Cadbury Schweppes to open EUR 100 million plant

The plant will produce chewing gum and it is likely to become operational at the beginning of 2008 and will eventually employ up to 500 staff. "Between 2001-2004 the chewing gum market grew by 6.4%, while the confectionary market grew by an average of 3%. That is why we decided to build the plant," explained Peter Knauer, Cadbury Wedel president. "We will reveal the exact location of the new plant within the next few weeks," said Judith Pickering, Cadbury Schweppes investment program manager. It is said that the concern is seriously considering three locations in the southwest, including Kobierzyce where the company already owns a similar plant. Cadbury previously located its production facilities in Russia, Spain and Denmark. The choice of Poland was justified by its convenient infrastructure and comparably low costs. (Puls Biznesu, p. 11) D.W.