Nestlé invests €10 million in Spanish plant

Nestlé continues to drive its growth in Europe with €10 million 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. It is one of eight major investments Nestlé has made in its manufacturing operations in Europe this year.

The new production line at Nestlé’s La Penilla factory is equipped with technology for making new types of chocolate with different shapes and textures. 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 United Kingdom in September.

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.

The new production line takes Nestlé’s total investment in the factory to €75 million over the last five years.