# RATIONAL invests €30 million in new factory in Wittenheim, France

RATIONAL laid the foundation stone for a new 10,000 m² factory, offices, training centre and restaurant in Wittenheim, France, investing €30 million to increase production capacity for iVario cooking systems by 25,000 units per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-07-07
- Where: Wittenheim, France
- Value: $35.5M (30.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q2 2023
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 25,000 cooking systems per year
- Products: iVario cooking systems
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Rational](https://endata.com/companies/43603.md)

## Sources

- [rational-online.com](https://www.rational-online.com/en_gb/news/50-000th-ivario-rational-invests-30million-in-new-factory.php), 2021-07-07: "Having already expanded production in 2015, we now need to adjust capacity again to meet growing demand."

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