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Food and drink processing cheaper in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is the best place in Europe to locate food and drink
processing plants, according to a cost comparison study by KPMG.
The firm's "Competitive Alternatives" study is a guide for comparing business
costs in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, based on after-tax cost of
start-up and operations over 10 years. The study measures the combined impact of
27 significant business cost components that are most likely to vary by
location.
Singapore rated as the cheapest
industrialised country for locating food processing businesses, followed by the
Netherlands, France, the UK, Canada, Italy, the US, Germany and
Japan.
"The study is the most thorough
comparison of international business costs ever undertaken by KPMG, and contains
valuable information for any company seeking cost advantage in locating their
international business operations," KPMG said in a
statement.
Rating European cities
individually, Potiers in France comes out on top as the cheapest place to
process food, followed by Mulhouse, Brabant Stad (Netherlands), Montpellier
(France), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Lincoln,(UK), East Netherlands, Barnsley
(UK), Naples (Italy), Leicester (UK), Derby (UK), Livorno (Italy), Florence
(Italy), Chemnitz (Germany), and Darmstadt (Germany). The most expensive place
worldwide is in Hamamatsu, Japan.
The study
used a representative food processing operation to compare locations. The
operation is modelled on a small independent food processor, producing
medium-value, non-perishable products such as packed, dried, or canned foods or
confectionary.
The operation is characterised
by moderate facility and other initial investment requirements, a workforce with
a relatively high proportion of lesser-skilled employees and moderate energy
requirements.
Editor WorldPoultry
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