Nestle continues to invest in Brazil with new CHF 83 million beverage factory

Nestlé continues to invest in Brazil with the opening of a new CHF 83 million beverage factory in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

The factory, located in the city of Três Rios, will create more than 1,000 direct and indirect jobs.

It is Nestlé’s 31st factory in Brazil and its third in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

In Rio, the company already has an ice cream factory in Jacarepaguá and a water bottling factory in Petrópolis.

The new factory in Três Rios will supply Rio de Janeiro and the states of Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and São Paulo.

Ivan Zurita, Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Brazil, joined Sérgio Cabral, State Governor of Rio de Janeiro, at the factory’s opening ceremony.

“The State of Rio de Janeiro is of increasing importance for us,” said Mr Zurita. “This factory will allow us to supply the market in Rio de Janeiro and the states of south east Brazil even more efficiently.”

Initially the new factory in Três Rios will produce UHT milk for Nestlé’s Ninho and Molico brands, and soy-based product Sollys.

It will start to produce Nescau ready-to-drink chocolate milk in 200ml and one litre formats in 2012.

Production lines for Nestlé Fast, a ready-to-drink beverage range sold under the brands Alpino, Nescau, Neston and Molico, will also be introduced next year.

When fully operational, the factory will have a total annual production capacity of 124,000 tonnes.