LOTTE GROUP INVESTS US 1 BILLION IN EXPANSION OF CONFECTIONERY BUSINESS IN RUSSION

SOUTH Korean conglomerate Lotte Group has announced a major expansion of production at its plant in Kaluga, western Russia, which will involve building a new manufacturing line and double the capacity of an existing line. A statement sent to just-food said that the construction and installation work should be completed by this November. The revamped plant will double is current production capacity of Choco Pie cookies from the existing cap of 200,000 boxes per month and the new line will make Crunky Crunch Chocolate Bars and Ghana chocolate bars, with the ...


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