The research arm of the Swiss food giant Nestlé has revealed plans to open a global culinary development and technology centre in Singen (Southern Germany) next year.
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The initiative will bring R&D personnel, currently based at the Product Technology Centre Kemptthal (Switzerland) and the Research and Development Centre Weiding (Bavaria) onto the same site.
The choice of Singen represents the most efficient solution for Nestlé, the group said, as Germany is its most important dehydrated culinary market as well as a key exporter to other European markets. There are also significant benefits gained from having the PTC unit and the Singen factory Application Group in close proximity to each other.
The new unit, called Nestlé Product Technology Centre Singen, will focus on culinary products, both dry and wet, as well as baby food. Chilled dessert product development presently in Weiding is to be transferred to Nestlé’s Product Technology Centre in Lisieux (France).
As a result of these decisions, the Product Technology building in Kemptthal will be sold to Givaudan SA, which has already purchased the Kemptthal factory. The Weiding R&D premises will remain property of Nestlé Germany.
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By GlobalDataApproximately 200 people will be impacted by this decision, with a number of employees to be reassigned to other areas of Nestlé operations. The final staffing of the new Product Technology Centre will be determined following discussions with the employees concerned, which will occur in the coming weeks.
Overall, Nestlé expects these moves to improve and accelerate its product R&D cycle in the culinary area.
