Mondelēz International announced the construction of a new Research and Development center has begun in Poland. The $15 million center will be an innovation hub for chocolate and biscuits sections. Mondelēz International officially began the construction of a new global Research, Development & Quality (RDQ) site in Bielany Wroclawskie, Poland. The company is planning to make $15 million investment in state-of-the-art innovation hub for chocolate and biscuits sections. The state-of- the-art research and development facility is expected to open in the first quarter 2017 and will support new products and technologies for beloved Power Brands like Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka, Barni and Oreo. The site will also be equipped with innovation labs, a new pilot plant and a “collaboration kitchen,” a creative space for new ideas and experimentation. The company states the investment will not only boost the company’s already innovative global chocolate and biscuit power brands, but it is also expected to host 250 scientists, engineers and other specialists recruited from all over the world, including Poland.