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BEVERAGES
vestment demonstrates the attrac- tiveness of this region, including in the industrial sector. By creating se- veral dozen additional jobs, Nespres- so is expanding its Avenches site and strengthens the positioning of the Swiss Food Nutrition Valley, an initia- tive launched by Nestlé and the Can- ton of Vaud to promote Switzerland as an innovation hub in the field of food and nutrition," emphasized Philippe Leuba, Director of the Department of Economy, Innovation and Sport of the Canton of Vaud.
Growing consumer demand has led to the need to expand Nespresso's logistics operations in Avenches, en- suring higher turnover in order to process, dispatch, and increase pro- duction capacity.
The expansion of the distribution center is set to start in July 2021 and expected to be fully operational by September 2022. The three new pro- duction lines are planned to be opera- tional by March 2022.
Nespresso opened its production center in Avenches in 2008, with an initial investment of CHF 300 million, later complemented with CHF 200 million invested in its infrastructure and operations in Avenches, a total of CHF 500 million since 2009.
New recruitments during pandemic
Creating a positive impact on the lo- cal economy, Nespresso has invested
CHF 700 million in the last 10 years in its three Swiss-based production cen- ters in the cantons of Vaud and Fri- bourg, besides its ongoing investment in its business.
Sustainably grown coffee beans are transformed into the highest quality coffees through the know-how and passion of more than 1,000 skilled factory employees.
In 2020, despite the pandemic situ- ation, Nespresso recruited over 150 new employees for its three produc- tion centers in Switzerland. "As the Mayor of Avenches, I welcome the expansion project and I am delighted with the 50 additional jobs that will boost and sustain the attractiveness of our local economy", said Roxanne Meyer Keller, Mayor of the Avenches town.
Over the past 10 years, Nestlé has invested, on average, CHF 300 million every year in its infrastructures and operations in Switzerland. Strongly rooted in its home country, Nestlé has 11 production centers and four Re- search & Development sites located in Switzerland. The investments aim to create up to 300 new jobs in the next 10 years.
'Zero waste to landfill'
While investing in supporting its operations, Nespresso is also commit- ted to its sustainability ambition, that every cup of Nespresso coffee has a
All three Nespresso production centers are 'zero waste to landfill' and production processes have been optimized to ensure ‘heat and water’ are recovered and reused whenever possible.
positive impact on the world. All three Nespresso production centers are 'zero waste to landfill' and production processes have been optimized to en- sure ‘heat and water’ are recovered and reused whenever possible. 100% of the green coffee is delivered by rail to our production centers.
In the Avenches production facili- ty, the energy generated during the production processes is used to heat the factory, saving, per year, the equi- valent of the electricity consumed in 700 households in Switzerland. The green coffee pre-heating system in place saves a total of 357,000 m3 of natural gas per year.
(Source: Nespresso)
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