Mars plans to expand its factory in Russia's Stupino

KRASNOGORSK. May 14 (Interfax) - Mars plans to launch a new workshop with a capacity of nearly 500 tonnes of sweets per day at its production facility in the Stupino district of the Moscow region in 2027, according to information posted on the website of the Moscow Region Main Department of State Construction Supervision on Wednesday.

"The Mars confectionery factory will be expanded with a new production workshop covering more than 26,000 square meters. Lines for producing and packaging chocolate bars and sweets will be located here. An extension will be built to the existing factory in Stupino," the statement on the website said.

Notification that construction of the facility has begun has been received by the Main Department of State Construction Supervision.

It is planned that the new building will launch three production lines: two for producing chocolate bars at 216 tonnes per day each, and another for sweets with a capacity of up to 67 tonnes per day.

According to the region's Main Department of State Construction Supervision, construction will be completed in June 2027. The developer is Mars LLC.

Investment in the project is not specified.

The Mars concern began operating on the Russian market in 1991 with the creation of Master Foods, which sold confectionery products and pet food (M&M's, Mars, Snickers, Whiskas, Pedigree and others). In 1995, the company's first production complex was opened in Stupino, and Master Foods was renamed Mars LLC. The company owns factories in Stupino, Lukhovitsy (Moscow region), Novosibirsk and the Ulyanovsk region.