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Manufacturing (10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage 10.8 - Manufacture of other food products 10.89 - Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 February 2026
Employment effect (start)
21 December 2026
Foreseen end date
Description
La Menorquina, an Spanish ice-cream manufacturer, has announced the creation of up to 200 new jobs after a €15 million investment to expand its production plant in Palau-solità i Plegamans (Vallès Occidental). The expansion includes the installation of a new multifunctional production line, scheduled to become operational in January 2027, aimed at increasing manufacturing capacity and strengthening the company’s industrial footprint.
The new line will be capable of producing a range of products, including bonbons, ice cream sandwiches and spirals, enabling greater flexibility within the company’s catalogue. As a result of the expansion, annual output is expected to rise from 30 million to nearly 40 million ice creams, with a production capacity of around 30,000 units per hour. Financially, La Menorquina closed 2024 with revenues exceeding €119 million, continuing a sustained recovery since 2020. The company exports more than one third of its production, to around 40 countries, with the United States as a key market.
Eurofound (2026), La Menorquina, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 204274, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204274.
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