# Ferrero Canada to automate and expand Brantford chocolate lines with C$5M federal support

Ferrero Canada will receive C$5 million from FedDev Ontario's Jobs and Growth Fund to increase capacity and further automate two main production lines in Brantford, Ontario, creating more than 100 skilled jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-11-18
- Where: Brantford, Ontario, Canada
- Value: $3.70M (5.00M CAD)
- Jobs: 100
- Status: announced
- Capacity: production up 30 percent
- Products: chocolate, confectionery

## Companies

- [Ferrero Canada](https://endata.com/companies/9911.md)
- [FedDev Ontario](https://endata.com/companies/9912.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [canada.ca](https://www.canada.ca/en/economic-development-southern-ontario/news/2022/11/backgrounder-five-food-processing-and-packaging-companies-receive-127million-to-grow-and-create-jobs-across-southern-ontario.html), 2022-11-18: "With a $5-million investment, through the Jobs and Growth Fund, Ferrero Canada will increase capacity and further automate two main production lines to meet rise in consumer demand."

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