date:Oct 11, 2013
Haribo's existing facility in Pontefract, which is home to 540 staff, isnearing capacity and the company had dropped hints about building a new factory last year.
The new 30,700 sqm site in West Yorkshire will employ 286 people and have an annual capacityof 48,000 metric tons of sweets, including Tangfastics and Starmix, when the facility becomesoperational in April 2015.
Haribo UK's managing director, Herwig Vennekens, said: This investment in a new facility willenhance Haribos production