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Leading food multinational Mars Wrigley has announced an investment of A$6.5 million ($4.2 million) to increase production capacity for gums and mints at its factory in Asquith, Australia.
According to sources, the investment includes a new production line and a circular-by-design packaging technology that is able to remove 13 tonnes of soft plastic per year. Production capacity
Mars Wrigley Australia plant manager Daniel Firth said: “This investment provides significant additional capacity to deliver the products our customers love and enjoy. In addition, our engineers and packaging technologist have been able to deploy new technology to remove around 2200 km of soft plastic wrap per year, which is consistent with our goal of reducing the amount of plastic packaging we use”.
Operating since 1958, currently has 190 employees and produces chewing gum and mint for brands such as Extra, Eclipse, PK and Juicy Fruit.
Source: Food Processing
