PHOTO: Whittaker’s chocolate
It’s been satisfying the chocolate cravings of Kiwis for more than 120 years, now Whittaker’s is getting bigger and committing to staying in New Zealand indefinitely.
An expansion of the Whittaker’s factory in Porirua will mean more jobs and plenty more chocolate coming off the line.
“The biggest market is New Zealand, followed by Australia, then Malaysia,” co-chief operating officer Matt Whittaker told 1 NEWS.
“New Zealand’s our home and always will be, and our focus.”
The new building for sorting and roasting cocoa beans will be ready for action by mid-year.
“In terms of uplift on chocolate, we envisage that will increase as demand organically increases,” Mr Whittaker says.
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