President Danilo Medina was in San Francisco on Wednesday, 4 July 2018, for the inauguration of the flexible UHT packaging line for Nestle dairy brands – Carnation, Nesquik, Impulso and others in Duarte province. Laurent Freixe, Nestlé CEO for the Americas, came for the ribbon-cutting event that marked the start of operation of the modern production line, a US$10 million investment. The new line has capacity to package 12,000 ready-to-drink products per hour, meeting the highest global quality standards. Freixe highlighted the high growth trends of the Dominican market.
Also speaking at the event, Alexandre Carreteiro, general director for Nestlé for the Caribbean and Latin America, says the increased capacity makes exports to the Caribbean feasible. Carreteiro said the company purchases around 40 million liters of milk from dairy farmers in the north and northeast of the country, with a major positive effect on the local economy.
Also speaking at the event, Agriculture Minister Osmar Benítez said the investment means around 1,300 cattle ranchers that supply milk can expand their production. He said Nestlé pays on time and well for the supply of milk.
Swiss Ambassador Urs Schneider expressed his satisfaction that Nestle has operated in the Dominican Republic for over 100 years.
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5 July 2018
