# Food Union opens new Kārums curd snack production plant in Riga

Food Union has completed a €5.5 million investment to establish a new Kārums curd snack production plant at its subsidiary JSC Rīgas Piena Kombināts in Riga, Latvia. The plant includes new production lines and is part of the Excellence Center of Fresh Dairy Products project.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-10-06
- Where: Riga, Latvia
- Value: $6.50M (5.50M EUR)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 6 Oct 2020
- Status: completed
- Products: curd snacks
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Food Union](https://endata.com/companies/36821.md)
- [JSC Rīgas Piena Kombināts](https://endata.com/companies/50387.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [dairyreporter.com](https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2020/10/06/Food-Union-unveils-new-Karums-production-plant-and-revised-design/), 2020-10-06: "Today, we can fully work in a new, extensive and sustainable production plant, using modern production technologies."

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