Two French cooperatives, Eurial-Poitouraine Terra-Laita and another dairy firm, Celia, are behind a EUR€56m (US$58) project to build a production plant for mozzarella at Herbignac, near Nantes in Western France, in response to growing worldwide demand for this type of cheese.
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The plant could be in service by 2008 and process up to 300 million litres of milk annually as well as creating 110 jobs and providing a ready market for around 1,000 of the region’s producers.
The three partners, who could be joined by a fourth firm, are looking to finance up to 40% of the project through EU aid in the form of restructuring grants to the agricultural sector.
