date:Oct 25, 2013
t is set to expand, plant director Patrice Raut said.
The frozen food factory that is being closed had been loss-making for at least two years, Raut said.
The French market is falling bit by bit as consumers turn to fresh food or, for those seeking competitive prices, to preserves, he said.
France is Nestle's second-largest market in the world behind the United States. It has 30 plants in France, employing 16,000 people.