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 […]
Canada: Gay Lea Foods invests C$200 million in manufacturing expansion
Gay Lea Foods, the Canadian dairy co-operative owned by approximately 1,200 dairy farmer members, has announced an investment of over C$200 million ($146 million) to expand its Clayson Road manufacturing facility in Toronto. The project marks the first major milestone in the co-operative’s approximately C$450-million ($329 million) Network for Growth strategy, a multi-year investment to […]
South Korea: Ocado and Lotte Shopping launch automated fulfilment centre
Ocado, the UK-based e-commerce technology company, and Lotte Shopping, the South Korean retail operator, have launched their first automated customer fulfilment centre (CFC) in Busan, South Korea. Following a partnership formed in 2022 and initial order fulfilment using Ocado’s in-store software in 2025, the new automated site will serve a catchment covering 4 million households […]
Belgium: Lotus Bakeries commits to €500 million global expansion programme
Lotus Bakeries, the Belgian biscuit manufacturer, has committed to investing at least €500 million ($548 million) across three continents between 2026 and 2030 in its largest-ever capital expenditure programme for the Biscoff brand. The multi-year investment strategy will deliver gradual capacity increases aligned with expected demand to support the brand’s long-term ambition to become the […]