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Manufacturing (10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage 10.8 - Manufacture of other food products 10.85 - Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 May 2026
Employment effect (start)
30 November 2026
Foreseen end date
Description
What’s Cooking Polska, a Belgian-owned producer of prepared meals and part of the What’s Cooking group, is expanding its production facility in Opole, with the investment expected to create 100 new jobs.
The company, formerly known as Pasta Food Company, produces ready meals, including pasta-based dishes. The investment, worth around PLN 300 million, will expand the existing plant and add new production lines for prepared meals. Production in the new part of the facility is planned to start in 2027.
The expansion is aimed at increasing local production capacity in response to growing demand for prepared meals and strengthening the company’s operations in Opole.
Prior information on economic growth and employment in Pasta Food Company: Pasta Food Company
Citation
Eurofound (2026), What’s Cooking Polska, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 300454, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/300454.