Nestlé has opened a new Nescafé Coffee Centre for research and development in the city of Pu’er, Yunnan, China.
Working with the College of Tropical Crops at Yunnan Agricultural University, the centre will provide training opportunities to farmers, agronomists and industry professionals. It will also be home to a green coffee bean laboratory, and provide coffee processing facilities.
NCC, which covers an area of 30,000 square meters, will also be home to a quality control lab and warehousing facility. With continuously growing coffee output, NCC will provide processing facilities to ensure coffee bean purchasing, and set purchasing and testing criteria based on international standard.
“Nestlé is committed to developing coffee farming in Puer, Yunnan, and has reached remarkable achievements and created shared value by working with local government and farmers over the past three decades,” said John Cheung, chairman and CEO of Nestlé China.
“NCC integrates training, technical support, lab and modern warehousing, and thus promotes the effort for win-win result to a higher level. It builds us a larger platform for cooperation, exchange and sharing with research institutions and the whole industry.”
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