Intersnack Hungary Implements Capacity Expansion

Intersnack Hungary Ltd. handed over an HUF 8 billion self-financed capacity increase investment at its Győr plant in NW Hungary this Thursday.

Dénes Lukács, the company's managing director, said that the investment will make oven-baked crisps, which contain 70% less fat than conventional products, available in Hungary.

The product will be launched not only in Hungary but also in 15 other European countries this year, and the plan is to expand the export market by a similar amount next year, he added.

He stressed that the investment has increased their annual capacity by 25%. They will produce 10 tons of the new product a day, and 2,300 tons this year.

He recalled that while the company had 20 employees when it started in 1992, it now employs over 300.

Dénes Lukács also said that in the future, they would like to work with vocational training centres to see what training and support they can offer to help them recruit more talented young workers.

Zsolt György Papp, President of the National Chamber of Agriculture, pointed out that Intersnack Hungary Ltd. is responding to the market with a new product. The new production line is also important for agricultural suppliers, because they see Intersnack as a reliable partner. Hungarian agriculture, the processing industry and the food industry have a present and a future, he said.

Factory manager Attila Nagy, told MTI that the new product will be used to produce nearly 4,000 tons of the new product annually after the ramp-up. The rest of the factory currently produces 16-17,000 tons of the product.