June 2010 BUSINESS NEWS

MANUFACTURING CONFECTIONER — Global Source for , and Biscuit Information

Kraft’s Global Center of Excellence for chocolate to be at ’s site intends to create a global In addition, Cadbury’s Science Center of Excellence for chocolate Centre in Reading, England, will research and development at Cad- become a global science and technol- bury’s head office in Bournville, Eng- ogy center serving the combined land. This will centralize its global company worldwide. chocolate research and development. In addition to R&D, Kraft Foods Kraft says it intends to build on Cad- announced proposals to integrate bury’s tradition of quality and innova- its office network in the United tion at the site and bring together Kingdom in order to strengthen Cadbury and Kraft Foods talent. The collaboration and support a high- center will drive new-product develop- performance culture among its ment, new technologies and best prac- combined U.K. management team tices for chocolate including and staff. , , , , the site of the previous Côte d’Or, Terry’s, , Creme Egg, Cadbury head office, will house staff Green & Black’s, Suchard, , from the Cheltenham office, which and . is reported to close in 2011.

Mars opens facility in Dubai The Middle East branch of Mars, digit growth year on year since the Mars GCC (Gulf Cooperation beginning of the decade.” Council), has opened a new factory in In 2009 Mars GCC net sales Dubai for the production of Mars and exceeded US$450 million. Snickers chocolate bars. Mars GCC’s other factory in Companies in the News Mars GCC has invested a total of Dubai, which was opened in 1998, Blommer Chocolate Co...... 9 US$40 million in the new 6,000- will continue to produce the Galaxy Cadbury ...... 7 square-meter plant. chocolate range, including Galaxy Cemoi ...... 9 Ahmed Bayoumi, general manager Jewels, designed to meet the tastes of Dorval Trading Co., Ltd...... 8 of Mars GCC commented, “Mars local consumers. Ella Riley Ltd...... 14 GCC has been experiencing double Fassin America ...... 8 The Hershey Co...... 7 John B. Sanfilippo & Son ...... 14 Hershey to invest $200 million in West Hershey plant Kraft Foods ...... 7, 14 The Hershey Co. is preparing to spend It would employ about 1,100, up Mars GCC ...... to $200 million into a state-of-the- from approximately 440. Mars Symbioscience Indonesia . . 14 Orchard Valley Harvest ...... 14 art modernization and expansion of its As many as 600 jobs would be lost Petra Foods ...... 9 West Hershey facility. in the transition from the East Seven & i Holdings ...... 8 That plant will increase 60 percent Chocolate Avenue plant, where UTZ ...... 14 with a 200,000-square-foot addition. 1,050 now work.

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