Switzerland: Nestle invests in Purina pet food factory

Consumer goods major Nestle has announced the commissioning of a new Purina pet food plant at its existing site in Buk in north-western Hungary.

According to the company, the factory, which is the result of a 55 billion HUF ($152.3 million) investment, will add two additional automated production lines, increase capacity by over 50,000 tons a year and create 130 jobs. The new lines, which should be fully operational from the second half of the year, will complete a five-year investment cycle in Hungary which Nestle started in 2020.

The Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency added that, between 2020 and 2025, the creation of more than 600 new jobs can be linked to Nestle’s Buk pet food production centre, with almost half of the raw materials used coming from Hungarian suppliers.

Source: Just Food / Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency