Guylian confirms investment to boost production in Belgium
Belgian chocolate maker Guylian has confirmed plans to invest EUR6.8m (US$7.5m) this year to expand its production capabilities at its facility in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium.
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Guylian Sint-Niklaas plant to get EUR6.8m investment
Belgian chocolate maker Guylian has confirmed it is to pump EUR6.8m into expanding production at its site in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium.
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just-food brought you exclusive updates from some of the power players in our industry as the likes of Nestle, Danone and Kerry Foods set out their investment case at the Consumer Analyst Group of Europe conference in London this week. In other news, Sainsbury's booked its first like-for-like sales drop in nine years, General Mills continued to face pressure in the US and we spoke to FrieslandCampina CFO Kees Gielen. Here are the highlights from the past week.
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