Mondelez International has opened its new technical centre in Wroclaw, Poland, which will support the development of new products and technologies for its leading brands, including Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate and Oreo biscuits.

The new technical centre is part of the firm’s previously announced $65m investment in nine large R&D hubs that are strategically located worldwide.

These facilities enable Mondelez to recruit and develop new talent across science and technical disciplines, as well as expedite its growth and innovation.

Mondelez International research development quality and innovation executive vice-president Rob Hargrove said: "With these advantaged technical centres, were focusing our investment in research, equipment and capabilities, driving innovation to support our growth strategy, margin and quality platforms.

"These R&D hubs will improve speed, efficiency and effectiveness, while increased scale will enable us to more quickly address evolving consumer needs."

"Poland is one of our most important markets in Central Europe, and Wroclaw is a modern city thats open to investment. Embedding one of our largest technical centres here clearly signals the importance of Poland and Europe within our global R&D network."

This technical centre has 250 experts, including scientists, engineers and other specialists from various parts of the world.

The centre features innovation labs, a large pilot plant and a ‘collaboration kitchen’, which is a 9,500m² creative space for new ideas and experimentation.

This new technical centre will collaborate on innovations with more than 40 Mondelez manufacturing sites located across Europe.

Technical centres in India, Singapore, Mexico and China are expected to open in the second half of this year and next year.