Switzerland: Heineken to invest in new Eichhof city brewery
Heineken, the Dutch brewing business, is investing a double-digit million sum to build a new city brewery in Eichhof, Switzerland and modernise its Swiss headquarters. Under the plans, Lucerne will remain the long-term hub for the Eichhof brand, producing its core range alongside specialities and innovations. Following the planned commissioning of the facility from 2030, Heineken […]
Spain: Patatas Melendez invests €50 million in plant transformation
Patatas Melendez, the Spanish fresh potato producer, has invested more than €50 million ($56 million) in the technological transformation of its Melendez 4.0 production facility in Medina del Campo, Spain. The investment has been allocated to incorporate automation systems, robotics and data analytics across potato selection, packaging, and marketing processes. According to the company, the […]
Malaysia: Allied Blenders and Distillers enters local whisky production
Allied Blenders and Distillers (ABD), the Indian spirits company, has entered Malaysia through an asset-light co-bottling partnership to manufacture and distribute its Officer’s Choice Blue whisky locally. The agreement marks ABD’s first overseas local production partnership and is designed to facilitate market entry with limited capital outlay. Under the arrangement, ABD will collaborate with an […]
India: Swara Baby Products plans manufacturing facility
Swara Baby Products, the Indian hygiene products manufacturer, plans to invest 558.47 crore INR ($66.7 million) to establish a new manufacturing facility at Pithampur in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The proposed facility will add an annual capacity of 1,464 million baby diapers, 252 million adult diapers and 192 million sanitary napkins. Following the expansion, the company’s […]
USA: Anheuser-Busch to invest $13 million in Baldwinsville brewery
Anheuser-Busch, the US beverage manufacturer and AB InBev subsidiary, has announced a $13 million investment in its Baldwinsville facility in New York. According to the company, the investment is designed to meet growing consumer demand for Michelob Ultra, described as the top-selling and fastest-growing beer in the USA, and add new production capabilities for Cutwater, […]
USA: Philip Morris International enters manufacturing deal with Altria
Philip Morris International (PMI), the tobacco and nicotine products manufacturer, has entered into a contract manufacturing arrangement for combustible cigarettes with Philip Morris USA, an operating company of fellow tobacco and nicotine company Altria, through its non-US affiliates. According to the company, the collaboration aims to leverage the respective combustible cigarette manufacturing capabilities and expertise […]
Germany: Florida Eis breaks ground on new ice cream facility
Florida Eis, the German ice cream manufacturer, has started construction of a new production facility in Schonebeck (Elbe). The €25 million ($27 million) investment will see the establishment of a manufacturing site capable of producing around 45,000 tonnes of ice cream annually, with operations scheduled to begin in spring 2028. The development is expected to […]
India: Khetika to invest 100 crore INR in spice business
Khetika, the Indian clean-food producer, plans to invest up to 100 crore INR ($12 million) over the next three years to expand its spice division. The investment includes an initial 10 crore INR ($1.2 million) invested in a 15,000 sq ft pesticide-free manufacturing and laboratory facility in Unjha, Gujarat, with a capacity of 500 tonnes. […]
Poland: Suempol to build fish processing facility
Suempol, the Polish seafood company, is to construct a modern fish processing centre in the municipality of Pelczyce, located in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. According to reports in Portal Spozywczy and Rzeczpospolita, the new production facility is designed to expand the company’s overall processing capacity and is expected to create around 300 jobs. The plant […]
Poland: Piwowarska completes logistics investment
Piwowarska, the Polish brewing company owned by Asahi Europe & International, has completed the construction of an automated high-bay warehouse at its brewery in Poznan. The project, valued at 200 million PLN ($51 million), represents the largest logistics investment in the history of the business. Officially set to open in September, the facility occupies a […]