Heinz considers moving production to Poland

American food corporation Heinz is considering moving part of its production from plants in Western Europe to Poland and thus increasing production in its three domestic plants which operate under the name of Pudliszki. The company is being motivated by lower labor and raw material costs in Poland. However, Dorota Ponińska, the spokeswoman of Heinz in Poland, stressed that the company would only move production of small series of its products to the country. She would not reveal any further details until final decisions are made. Ponińska added that Heinz is tempted to move production to Poland due to easier access to the Russian market, which has strong growth potential. The company now only sells baby food in Poland's Eastern neighbor. "Our products are too expensive for Russians. In the future we could be forced to shift production further East," explained Ponińska. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 5) M.M.