Happy Chocolates

Type
Business expansion
Country
Hungary
Region
Közép-Magyarország; Pest; Pest
Location of affected unit(s)
Úri
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.8 - Manufacture of other food products
10.82 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
14 February 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Hungarian-owned Happy Chocolates, a manufacturer of confectionary, has announced the hiring of 100 new employees at its newly developed "sweets" industrial park in Úri.

The investment, which includes a production hall, office buildings, an incubation house for research activities and a logistics base, was realized with EU support. From mid-2012 onwards, the company is expected to produce 50 tons of high quality chocolate. After one successful year of operation the company predicts almost HUF one billion (EUR 1 million) income for 2012.

Sources

  • 14 February 2012: Trade Magazin
  • 14 February 2012: HR Portal

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Happy Chocolates, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 73100, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73100.