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20-30 years. We take a long-term view of our business, we tend to plan on a longer horizon than many companies. It’s a tough market but we will continue to invest and strengthen our business and come out of it even stronger. These investments are a huge indication of Nestlé’s confi dence in the UK and of the importance of the UK to Nestlé.” Exports – worth more than £260m – are a key part of its UK operation. They are central to the York factory’s success, where production has doubled to keep pace with increased demand.

Nestlé exports in excess of 20 per cent of its annual confectionery made in York to more than 50 countries. Global consumers have a growing taste for Kit Kat in particular. Over the last fi ve years, around 27 per cent of its Kit Kat production has been sold outside the UK.

COFFEE BREAK

Confectionery is not the only growth market. In November 2011, Nestlé announced an £110m investment into its Tutbury factory which produces Nescafé Dolce Gusto coffee, milk and chocolate drinks in capsules. When complete, the site will triple production and create 300 new jobs. Pod coffees, in particular, have been a Nescafé export success story. Since its 2006 launch, Nescafé Dolce Gusto has gained popularity and continues to grow ahead of the market. The Tutbury factory makes more than 1.3bn capsules a year, exporting them to over 38 markets including Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico and the US. About 90 per cent of production is exported. “We’ll be installing 12 new production lines which should be operational by

2013 and will triple the capacity of the Dolce Gusto facility,” says Rayson. Plans for a further investment of £200m have also been proposed at the Tutbury site to boost the Nescafé coffee manufacturing facility. If the proposal goes ahead, this will create an additional 125 new jobs and bring together for the fi rst time all forms of coffee production on one site, including freeze dried, spray died and pod technology. “Tutbury represents a major manufacturing success story, not just for Nestlé, but for the UK as a whole and the region in particular. It creates jobs, generates exports and attracts inbound investment,” adds Rayson. Other investments include a £40m boost to its European centre of excellence for Nescafé Cappuccino in Dalston, Cumbria at which 20m sachets of cappuccino mix are produced each week. Exports account for 60 per cent of sales.

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NESTLÉ IN THE UK

SOME OF NESTLÉ’S most popular and iconic brands are made in the UK, including Kit Kat confectionery (the UK’s No. 1 selling biscuit), Quality Street confectionery, Nescafé soluble coffee, Shredded Wheat cereal, Buxton water, Nestlé Pure Life water, Ski yoghurt, plus Bakers and Felix petfood. Its UK subsidiaries include Nestlé UK (Food & Beverage, Confectionery and Food Services), Nestlé Purina Petcare, Nestlé Waters, Nestlé Nutrition, Jenny Craig, Nespresso, Cereal Partners UK (a joint venture with General Mills), Lactalis-Nestlé Chilled Dairy (a joint venture with Lactalis).