Unilever subsidiary Hindustan Lever Ltd of India is working on plans to double confectionery production capacity and extend its marketing reach to further parts of the country.

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The group is keen to build on the success of its new range of sugar confectionery, and has already identified confectionery as one of the higher-growth areas it wants to focus on.


The company is adding a new production facility with annual capacity of 6,000 tonnes in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.


HLL is also looking to reinforce its distribution network and double the number of shops where its confectionery is available to 400,000 by the end of this year.

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