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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10 - Manufacture of food products
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 September 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010
Description
Europastry, pre-baked bread and ultra-frozen pastries manufacturer, is investing a total of 130 million euro at its plant in Rubí (Barcelona) in order to expand production of all its business lines. The leading company in the Spanish market, with a market share of 35% in frozen dough, is finalising its investment budget for the coming year; this could reach 40 million. The capacity for this product is 20,000 tonnes a year and will result in the creation of 100 jobs. In addition, the company has built a cold store with capacity for 20,000 pallets.
Sources
30 September 2009: Cinco Días
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Europastry, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 69894, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69894.
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