French apéritif snacks specialist Paso-Traiteur, which supplies supermarket chains, is investing EUR7m (US$7.62m) in the construction of a second production plant in La Chapelle-Achard, in western France.
It is scheduled to start production in spring 2017.
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The additional capacity will facilitate the development of its export business which currently focuses on the US, Switzerland, Germany, Norway and the Congo, a spokesperson told just-food.
“We are currently in discussions to extend our overseas markets to the UAE and Japan. We export the full range; our gourmet brand which includes pre-baked slice bread in various flavours – garlic, chorizo, goat’s cheese, tomato basil and salmon – focaccias, mini burgers, savoury mini muffins, apple poms and buns”.
The company’s existing plant underwent an extension three years ago.
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Paso was founded in 2003 and employs 100 staff. It posted an annual turnover of EUR15m in 2015 compared to EUR13.7m the previous year. The company is eyeing a turnover of EUR17m this year and of EUR20m in 2017.
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