Nestle : Nestlé Skin Health builds CHF 54 million factory in Brazil
September 24, 2015 at 01:07 pm IST
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Nestlé Skin Health is investing BRL 200 million (CHF 54 million) in a new skin health products factory in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, to meet rising demand in the country and across South America.
Galderma, part of Nestlé Skin Health, plans to open the 16,000 square-metre plant in the municipality of Hortolândia in 2018, providing 300 direct and 450 indirect jobs.
It will manufacture brands including Cetaphil, Daylong, Loceryl andMirvaso - to meet demand for science-based products to improve the health of skin, hair and nails.
Brazil is the world's third largest market for such products behind the US and Japan, and Nestlé Skin Health CEO and Galderma Chairman Humberto Antunes said: "With the new plant, we will reinforce our commitment to Brazil and meet demand both locally and throughout the region."
In February 2014 Nestlé announced the creation of Nestlé Skin Health to extend its activities in the field of specialised medical skin treatments.
Nestlé S.A. is the world's leading agri-food group. Net sales break down by category of products as follows:
- powdered and liquid beverages (26.7%): soluble coffees (Nescafé and Starbucks brands), coffee in capsules (Nespresso), chocolate drinks (Nesquik, Milo, etc.), tea drinks (Nestea), etc.;
- pet food (20.3%): brands such as Purina, Friskies, Felix, etc.;
- pharmaceutical, nutrition and well-being products (16.4%): nutritional supplements (Resource, Boost, Nutren, Optifast, Peptamen brands, etc.), infant and maternal nutrition products (NAN, illuma, Cerelac, Nido, Gerber), ketogenic beverages (BrainXpert), (Nesquick, Fitness, Cheerios, Lion, etc.), etc.;
- ready meals and seasoning products (12.5%): frozen and chilled dishes (Lean Cuisine, Hot Pockets and Stouffer's brands), soups (Maggi), etc.;
- dairy products and ice cream (11.8%): powdered milk, sweetened condensed milk, yoghurt and cream desserts, ice cream (Nido, Nesvita, Carnation, La Laitière, Coffee Mate, Nestlé Ice Cream, Dreyers, Häagen-Dazs, Extrême brands, etc.);
- chocolates, sweets and biscuits (8.7%): Kit Kat, Smarties, Cailler, Terrafertil, etc. brands;
- bottled waters (3.6%): Nestlé Pure Life, Vittel, Perrier, S. Pellegrino, etc. brands.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Switzerland (1.2%), France (3.8%), the United Kingdom (3.8%), Germany (2.4%), Europe (12.8%), the United States and Canada (35%), China (5.9%), Asia and Oceania (21.4%) and Latin America (13.7%).