# Valeo Foods to expand York confectionery plant with £7.5m investment

Valeo Foods is investing £7.5m to expand its Tangerine Confectionery site in York, UK, adding two production lines to increase capacity by 30% and create 90 jobs. The expansion will accommodate production of Fox's Glacier Mints and Poppets from the soon-to-close Leicester facility.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-08-06
- Where: York, England, United Kingdom
- Value: $9.10M (7.50M GBP)
- Jobs: 90
- Starts operating: Oct 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 30% increase in production capacity
- Products: confectionery, Fox's Glacier Mints, Poppets
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Tangerine Confectionery](https://endata.com/companies/446.md)
- [Valeo Foods](https://endata.com/companies/41168.md)
- [Big Bear Confectionery](https://endata.com/companies/41169.md)

## Sources

- [just-food.com](https://www.just-food.com/news/valeo-plots-production-move-for-uk-confectionery-brands/), 2019-08-06: "This investment marks a significant step in the amalgamation of our brands and is a hugely positive move for sweet production in York."

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