Mondelez invests $200 million in Czech biscuit plant

Deerfield-based Mondelez International has invested $200 million since 2014 in its Opava, Czech Republic biscuit manufacturing facility.

The facility employs nearly 1,000 people and produces brands like Oreo, bel Vita, Milka and Cadbury for the European market. The investment builds on Opava's heritage of more than a century as a biscuit-making center and supports the company's global growth strategy to create a best-in-class integrated supply chain and to deliver consumer-inspired quality and innovation that meet changing consumer preferences.

"Our growth story in Europe continues thanks to the investments we have made in Opava, one of the most modern factories in our network and a leading producer of biscuits for our European markets," said Hubert Weber, executive vice president and president, Mondelez Europe. Weber noted that several of the company's biscuit brands, including Oreo, Milka, Cadbury, TUC and Chips Ahoy!, grew revenue double digits in Europe last year.

The Opava plant joins other Mondelez International Sites of the Future that have opened or been upgraded over the last few years, including sites in Sri City, India; Salinas, Mexico; Bournville, United Kingdom; and, most recently, the new manufacturing facility that opened in Bahrain in April.