Switzerland: Nestle launches decaf Nespresso Grand Cru capsules
Nestle has extended its Nespresso coffee capsule range with new decaffeinated varieties. The company said it had selected three of its most popular Grand Cru coffee varieties and turned them into a decaffeinated version. The new decaffeinated Grands Crus will replace Decaffeinato and Decaffeinato Lungo, joining Decaffeinato Intenso to total 4 decaffeinated coffees within the […]
Spain: Nestle Spain to sell La Cocinera business to Findus
Nestle has announced that it is selling its La Cocinera business to the Spanish arm of Findus for an undisclosed sum. The La Cocinera division manufactures ready-to-eat frozen foods including pastry products, croquettes, pasta meals, soups, processed meat products and other related frozen goods. The deal includes the La Cocinera brand and the Valladolid factory, […]
Mexico: Nestle Mexico to sell ice-cream assets to Grupo Herdez
Grupo Herdez, a leading producer of shelf-stable foods and frozen yogurt in Mexico, has signed an agreement to acquire the ice-cream business of Nestle Mexico (Helados Nestle) for Ps. 1.0 billion ($67 million). The acquisition includes an ice cream manufacturing facility in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, distribution equipment and freezers, as well as an exclusive […]
Brazil: Nescafe Dolce Gusto factory to be established in 2015
Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer in the world by volume, will be the site of a new production facility for Nescafe Dolce Gusto coffee capsules, Nestle’s first such plant outside Europe. The new facility is the result of a CHF 72 million ($73 million) investment and is intended to supply Brazil and other Latin […]
USA: Nestle launches personalised dog food
In a novel twist on the personalisation trend, Nestle has announced a new platform for its Purina brand that allows owners to create a unique dog food blend designed to meet the individual needs of their pet. Described by Nestle as “the first time a major pet food producer has moved into the personalised food […]
Australia: Nestle expands Purina pet care production
Nestle has announced a A$65 million ($57 million) investment at its Purina pet care factory in Blayney, Australia. The upgrade is designed to extend the plant’s capabilities and will also create around 100 full time jobs, Nestle said. The move will take total investment in the location to A$100 million ($88 million) since 2011. The […]
China: Nestle inaugurates Dairy Farming Institute
Nestle has announced the inauguration of a new Dairy Farming Institute in China as part of a CHF 30 million ($32 million) investment to help modernise Chinese dairy farming practices. The aim of the operation is to enable local farmers to respond to the country’s milk demand in a sustainable, modern and efficient way in […]
Germany: Nestle divests baby food brands Alete and Milasan
Nestle has announced that it is shedding the brands Alete and Milasan in a shake-up to its baby food portfolio in Germany. The company’s baby food offer will now be centred on its Beba brand, Nestle said in a statement, with the Alete and Milasan brands to be acquired by a consortium comprising German fund […]
South Africa: Nestle to invest $200 million over five years
Nestle has announced a five year plan that will see it invest ZAR 2 billion ($200 million) over the next five years to upgrade facilities at its production plants in South Africa. Announcing the strategy in a statement, Nestle said the new investment would be focused on capacity building, general capital refurbishment, biomass boilers and […]
Germany: Nestle opens new Nescafe Dolce Gusto production plant
A new production facility manufacturing coffee capsules for the Nescafe Dolce Gusto range has opened its doors in Germany. Based in Schwerin, the plant is described as being the result of a €200 million ($259 million) investment and has a production capacity of around 2 billion capsules per year. As such it is the largest […]