The facility is located in Eau Claire, in Wisconsin. © Google
Nestlé has announced plans to expand its manufacturing facility in the US state of Wisconsin.
The factories are used to manufacture more than 200 products including infant formula products like Gerber and Good Start, nutritional drinks such as Boost, and health supplements, including the Peptamen brand of peptide-based nutrients.
The company will make an unnamed investment to increase the site’s manufacturing capacity and optimise plant assets with a view to more effectively ‘meeting the nutritional needs of US consumers across all stages of health’. The planned expansion is expected to increase production from 100,000 tons to approximately 120,000 tons a year.
Bruno Malgrange, vice-president and head of technical and production for Nestlé, said: “We are proud to continue our investment in American communities through the expansion of our plant in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The community and our workforce have been an important part of our success for many years, and we look forward to our continued partnership.”
Nestlé USA also revealed today that it will move its technical and production functions, as well as all of its supply chain teams, to its plant in Solon, Ohio.
The decision will mean that the functions are close to the company’s factories, three-quarters of which are located in the eastern half of the US.
Nestlé manages a number of well-known brands at the plant in Solon – a suburb of Cleveland – including DiGiorno and Lean Cuisine.
Nestlé USA chairman and CEO Paul Grimwood explained: “We’re experiencing one of the most profound shifts in how people eat, shop and engage with brands right now. To address the ever-changing landscape, we’re striving to make our products healthier and tastier, using unmatched R&D capability, nutrition science and passion for quality in everything we do.
“The moves announced today are designed to allow us to work even smarter, fueling growth for our bright future, and we’re pleased to continue that growth and investment in Ohio and in Solon, where both governor John Kasich and mayor Susan Drucker have welcomed our efforts.”
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