Mars Nederland (English: Mars Netherlands) is the Dutch division of Mars, Incorporated, a privately held multi-national company in food, pet care products, and confectionery products. It has its headquarters and main production site in Veghel, North Brabant known as Mars Nederland B.V. A second production site is located in Oud-Beijerland, South Holland. The chocolate factory in Veghel is the largest production site owned by Mars, Incorporated, and is among the largest chocolate factories in the world.
| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | |
| Parent | Mars, Incorporated |
| Website | www |
It was opened in 1963. Mars has over 230 sites around the world.
2016 Product recall
editIn February 2016, Mars recalled products from 55 countries after pieces from a red plastic container were found in chocolate.[1] The chocolate had best before dates between 19 June 2016 and 8 January 2017, and was produced in the Veghel factory. A piece of red plastic had been found by a customer in a bar of Snickers.
Structure
editThe Marsfabriek is situated in Veghel, in the north-east of North Brabant (Noord-Brabant), in the south of the Netherlands. Mars Veghel employ about 1200 people.[2] The site lies in the west of Veghel, towards the A50 motorway. To the east of the plant is the South Willem's Canal (Zuid-Willemsvaart) which runs north-west to south-east along the N279.
Mars also employs 250 people further north in Oud-Beijerland in South Holland, south of Rotterdam; the site makes Dolmio, and other non-chocolate products. Jack Tabbers is the General Manager of Mars Nederland.
Function
editProducts it makes include Mars, Bounty, Snickers and Milky Way. It makes 254,000 tonnes of chocolate products a year.
References
edit- ^ Quinn, Ben; Butler, Sarah; Smithers, Rebecca (23 February 2016). "Mars recalls chocolate bars in 55 countries after plastic found in product". The Guardian.
- ^ Veghel plant