Hamilton candy factory adds jobs, new production line after $40M investment

One Hamilton factory just got a lot sweeter.

Mondelz Canada, the candy-manufacturing company home to Sour Patch Kids and Fuzzy Peaches, officially openeda new "state of the art" production line Wednesdayat its Hamilton factory.

The total cost of the investment, they say, was a whopping $40 million itallowed the factory to expand and add 50 new jobs to the already 350-strong team of candy makers.

Current employeesat the factory will also benefitandreceive "significant up-skilling" to work with the latest manufacturing technology,according to a release fromMondelz.

"We are so proud to make Maynards, that are sold across North America, right here in the heart
of Hamilton. This significant investment represents another exciting chapter for the Ewen Road site," said Martin Parent, president ofMondelz Canada. "With this new line, Hamilton leads the way in advanced food manufacturing."

The factory's new production line makes around 11 million candies per day, the release said, and the size of the site was expanded by15,000 square feet.

"The new line at Mondelz Canada's Hamilton candy factory has to be one of the sweetest investments ever made in our city," said Mayor Fred Eisenberger. "This investment by Mondelz Canada is a strong vote of confidence in our community and our people."

Mondelzhas produced candy in Hamilton dating back to the late 1960s.

$250 millionhas also been invested into the other Greater Toronto Areasites, including its East York bakery and Scarborough bakery.