Kraft Foods China, a part of the Mondelēz International family of companies, has broken ground on an $85m expansion of its biscuit facility in Suzhou, China.
The project, which will be located in 30,000m² area, will feature production lines to make Oreo and Chips Ahoy! biscuits to meet the growing demand from Chinese consumers and is expected to be completed in August 2014.
It is expected to more than double the facility's current capacity and create 340 new jobs.
This expansion is consistent with the company's previously announced strategy to invest in emerging markets to drive sustainable, profitable growth.
Kraft Foods China president Shawn Warren said that after this project is completed, the expanded plant will be a model in the company's global supply chain network.
"Since the introduction of Oreo and Chips Ahoy! to China in 1996, the country has become our second-largest market for these brands globally, after the United States, due to our consistent focus on quality, innovation and marketing," Warren added.
Mondelez International currently operates two manufacturing plants and a regional biscuit research and development center in Suzhou.
