Products produced at the plant will primarily be made for local consumers and for export. Confectionery company Mondelēz International has opened a new $90 million manufacturing facility in Bahrain to…

Products produced at the plant will primarily be made for local consumers and for export.

Confectionery company Mondelēz International has opened a new $90 million manufacturing facility in Bahrain to meet growing consumer demand for its products.

The 250,000 square-metre biscuit production facility will manufacture products for the company’s ‘power brands’ such as Oreo and Barni, and will have a production capacity of 45,000 tonnes per year.

Products produced at the plant will primarily be made for local consumers and for export to countries in the Gulf region, the Levant and Africa, which the company claims will reduce delivery costs and improve product freshness.

The new plant is located alongside the company’s existing Bahrain manufacturing facility, which has produced Kraft cheese products and Tang beverages since 2008.

Mondelēz International claims that up to 150 new jobs will be created at the new facility.