SPF has been scouting potential locations in Slovakia and Hungary for more than a year in a bid to reduce manufacturing costs and better serve a growing customer base in Central Eastern Europe. The argument that finally tilted the balance in favor of Beled was the local presence of pet food manufacturer Organo PET Kft, one of SPF’s major customers in the region.
SPF Hungary Kft expects to open the new plant at the end of 2006 with a staff of 15-20.