GOVERNMENT WANTS GRAND CANDY TO RAISE ITS COMPETITIVENESS

ARKA
Nov 25, 2009

YEREVAN, November 25, /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian
visited Grand Candy company Tuesday saying the government is interested
in raising its competitiveness.

Speaking to journalists after walking around the company he said the
number one task of the company is to improve its productivity and
become highly competitive.

"We are interested in this not only because the company employs some
2000 Armenian citizens, but also because it is a key Armenian company,’
he said to journalists.

The prime minister commended the company for using local products
for production of a wide variety of confectionaries, which he says
creates related jobs in agriculture and services sectors.

Grand Candy was founded in 2000 and shortly afterwards it became
the leading Armenian confectionary company producing 300 verities
of sweeties, candies, ice-cream, tarts, chocolates and so. It is the
only company in the South Caucasus which processes cocoa beans.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress