Kellogg expanding Polish Pringles factory

Will help meet growing demand across Europe

Nov 15th, 2019

Kellogg Pringles Factory

Kellogg Company is investing over $120 million to build a new manufacturing line at its Pringles Factory in Kutno, Poland. The new high-speed line will be housed in a 226,000-sq-ft building, and is expected increase capacity at the factory by 34 percent for a total of approximately 60,000 tonnes of Pringles per year. The line is projected to operational by May 2021.

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