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Manufacturing (10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage 10.8 - Manufacture of other food products 10.86 - Manufacture of homogenised food preparations and dietetic food
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
1 October 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2026
Foreseen end date
30 June 2026
Description
The Glaros Group, an industrial subsidiary of the Sklavenitis family business, has announced the establishment of a new company, Avra MAE, alongside plans to construct the largest ready-meal production facility in Europe. The project represents an investment of €100 million and is scheduled for completion in June 2026. It is expected to create 300 new jobs across a range of specialities by 2026.
The Group already comprises three business entities: Glaros ABEE (paper industry), Meat House MAE, and Baker Master ABEE.
The new plant, to be built in Magoula, Attica, is designed for a capacity of 250,000 meal portions per day, serving both the Greek market and exports.
Eurofound (2025), Glaros Group, Business expansion in Greece, factsheet number 203434, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203434.
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