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Get your free copy15 January 2013, 15:57 PM
- A St Ives-based fudge and chocolate producer is expanding its commercial kitchen to meet increased demand, creating new jobs for the region
County Confectionery is investing £500,000 in a second production line, which will double the levels of fudge made at its site and double the company’s turnover.
The expansion means the business can begin exporting to new markets around the world, and provide more private-label items to other companies in the UK.
The business is best known for producing fudge under the Copperpot brand, which is popular abroad.
Chris Brian, operations director for County Confectionery, said, “Our growth is being constrained. Not by a lack of demand, but by our capacity to produce our products. This second fudge production line will significantly improve our manufacturing capacity and enable us to sell more product both at home and abroad. We are creating jobs as a result of this move and that is positive for the local economy in Cornwall.”
