France's Société Industrielle Laitière du Léon Entreprises is investing EUR60m (US$65.7m) in powdered milk production at a new site in Brittany, as it seeks new outlets for products following the end of EU milk quotas.
A drying tower at the site in Guipavas for will be capable of turning out 20,000 tonnes of powdered milk annually and will lead to the creation of 60 jobs, the family firm confirmed to just-food.
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SILL already produces powdered milk at a plant 15km further north in Plouvien.
The new plant is scheduled to enter service in two years with production focusing on the powdered baby milk segment, principally for markets in Asia where demand is strong.
The group plans to open a commercial office in China to complement an existing one in Singapore.
However, it did not elaborate on whether the new plant will be supplying powdered milk to the B2B or B2C markets or both.
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By GlobalDataOverall, the group employs 1,000 staff and its activities also span fruit juice, soups and broths and frozen ready meals.
