First launched in Switzerland, Germany and the UK in 2006, Nescafé Dolce Gusto was introduced to Spain in 2007. It’s now available in 39 countries, with an annual turnover of CHF 450m.
Nestlé Spain’s exports generated a turnover of more than €245m in the first six months of this year.
Bernard Meunier, CEO of Nestlé Spain, said: “This success demonstrates the remarkable competitiveness of our Spanish factories, which we have enhanced through continuous investment. The data on our exports in this period reflects the importance of the food sector as an engine of the Spanish economy.”
Nestlé Spain also saw export growth in infant nutrition, ice cream, chocolates and dairy products. The exports were destined for more than 60 countries on five continents, with most sales concentrated in Europe.
Nestlé Spain’s exports boost follows the company’s CHF 64m investment in March to double production of Nescafé Dolce Gusto coffee capsules at the Nescafé factory in Girona, near Barcelona.
The factory, the largest Nescafé plant in Europe, makes around three million coffee capsules each day. It plans to double production by 2012 to more than 2.5 billion coffee capsules a year.
Source: Nestlé
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