Nestle invests in Europe
10 November 2011 – Nestlé continues to drive its growth in Europe with a €10 million investment to produce different varieties of chocolate in Spain.
The company has installed a new production line for moulding chocolates at its factory in La Penilla de Cayón in the north of the country.
The new line at is equipped with technology for making new types of chocolate with different shapes and textures.
“This investment reflects the importance Nestlé places on continuous innovation,” says Bernard Meunier, vice president and chief executive officer of Nestlé Spain, at an opening ceremony for the new production line.
The investment in the new production line will expand the factory’s annual production of chocolate to 7,000 tonnes. It confirms Nestlé’s commitment to accelerating confectionery development, following the company’s expansion of its Product Technology Centre for confectionery in the city of York in the UK in September.
First factory in Spain
Nestlé’s factory in La Penilla de Cayón was built in 1905. It was the company’s first manufacturing site in Spain.
Initially a factory for milk products, it began making chocolate in 1929. Today, it produces chocolates and confectionery, cocoa powder, and infant formula.
Around 40% of the factory’s annual production is exported to 45 countries worldwide.
The new production line takes Nestlé’s total investment in the factory to €75 million the last five years.
