Nestlé Professional invests EUR 40 million to extend Davigel factory in France
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Nestlé Professional, the Nestlé business that supplies the food services
industry, is investing EUR 40 million to extend its Davigel factory in Noyal-
Pontivy, France.
The investment, which will create 90 permanent jobs, will enable the company to
further develop its range of nutritionally balanced meals for hospital patients.
Davigel, a leading provider of frozen and chilled food solutions, already
supplies meals to a number of hospitals and healthcare institutions in France,
where more than 990 million meals are served to patients every year.
Continuous innovation
"We pride ourselves on continuous innovation," said Jean-Marie Gurné, Head of
Nestlé Professional Business-to-Business.
"Davigel already offers nearly 3,000 products and is constantly renovating its
portfolio.
"This investment will help provide an even greater variety of high-quality,
nutritious products to satisfy our customers' expectations."
Customised solutions
Davigel's culinary solutions for hospitals allow catering managers to offer
patients nutritious, varied and enjoyable meals in a safe and cost-effective
manner.
The meals are designed to enable hospitals to better meet patients' specific
nutritional requirements, something that has been shown to help reduce the
duration of a hospital stay.
"Research demonstrates that nutritionally balanced meals can help speed up the
healing process for patients," Mr Gurné continued.
"As hospitals' budgets continue to be squeezed, it is becoming increasingly
difficult for them to cater to patients' specific nutritional and dietary
requirements.
"Customised nutrition solutions such as those provided by Davigel can not only
help to reduce the length of patients' hospital stays, but also overall health
costs."
Davigel
Davigel was founded in 1963 and is now present in 10 countries in Europe and
beyond. In 2012 it achieved a turnover of EUR 783 million (more than CHF 900
million).
The company is based in France, where it employs more than 3,000 people and
operates three factories.
In 2011 Nestlé Professional invested EUR 8 million in a Davigel training centre
in Dieppe to help chefs develop a comprehensive set of professional skills and
to better understand change food legislation and food safety requirements.
The extension to the Noyal-Pontivy factory is due to be completed by late 2014.
Related information:
Nestlé Professional http://www.global.nestleprofessional.com/
Davigel http://www.davigel.fr/france/fr/Pages/Home.aspx
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