Danish-based chewing gum company Gumlink , formerly known as Dandy, announced this week that it will invest $7.69 million (€7.24m) in a new research and development facility in Vejle, Denmark.
The size of the new research centre will effectively double Gumlink's existing research and development capacity, from 1,500 m2 to 3,000 m2, reports the local Danish newspaper, Fredericia Dagblad.
The Dandy company changed its name to Gumlink last year after selling its Stimorol, Dirol and V6 brands to the UK confectionery giant Cadbury-Schweppes .
According to the report, the main interests for the company today are contract development and research in chewing gum technology. The focus for the future will be the development of new sweeteners, flavourings and gum bases as well as making explorations into gene technology.
The research centre is owned by Gumlink and Cadbury Schweppes under a new company called Chew Tech. The operational expenditure for the centre is equally shared between the two companies.