Heinz to expand Polish factory?
PR dla Zagranicy
Peter Gentle
15.10.2014 15:11
Global food processing giant Heinz is said to be planning to carry out major investments in one of its Polish production plants.
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Heinz, now controlled by 3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway, is going through a restructuring process. Some reports had earlier suggested that, as part of the scheme, Heinz could be withdrawing from Poland.
However, sources quoted by Polish business daily Puls Biznesu claim that the company will invest into its Pudliszki factory in western Poland.
“The company has applied for a government grant for an almost 200 million zloty (48 million euro) investment,” a source was quoted as saying.
The source claims that the government's committee on foreign investments will soon announce a positive decision about the grant.
The Polish unit of Heinz declined to confirm the news.
Heinz acquired Pudliszki, a well-known Polish brand of tomato sauces and canned vegetables, in 1997.
Currently the group employs some 700 people in Poland, most of them in the Pudliszki branch. It has two production plants, in Pudliszki and Międzychód, and a head office in Warsaw. (kw)