# Osem opens new Bamba production plant in Kiryat Gat

Osem has opened a new Bamba (peanut butter puffs) plant in Kiryat Gat, Israel. The plant has a production line capacity of one million bags per day, expected to expand to 1.5 million bags per day by the end of 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-02-20
- Where: Kiryat Gat, Israel
- Value: $55.4M
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: 20 Feb 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1 million bags per day, expanding to 1.5 million bags per day
- Products: Bamba peanut butter puffs
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Osem](https://endata.com/companies/37476.md)
- [Nestlé](https://endata.com/companies/3484.md) (investor)
- [Nestlé](https://endata.com/companies/3484.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [meptagon.com](https://meptagon.com/osems-new-bamba-plant/), 2019-02-20: "Production line capacity is one million bags of Bamba a day, and this is expected to expand to a million and half a day by the end of this year."
- [just-food.com](https://www.just-food.com/news/nestle-owned-osem-opens-new-factory-in-israel-for-bamba-snacks/), 2019-02-21: "The Nestlé-owned business has invested ILS200m (US$55.4m) in the plant, which is located in the city of Kiryat Gat south of Tel Aviv."
- [bakingbusiness.com](https://www.bakingbusiness.com/articles/48109-osem-invests-55-million-into-snack-plant), 2019-03-01: "This is the most innovative food factory in Israel, with one of the most advanced quality control systems in the world and a closed and automated production system."

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