(ANSA) - PERUGIA, OCTOBER 05 - Nestlé announces an investment of € 7.5 million aimed at installing a new production line at the Perugina plant in SanSisto, in the Umbrian capital, which will come into operation from 2024.
As confirmed today to trade unions, the plant will be mainly dedicated to products with an international vocation, aimed at developing the foreign market, such as some references KitKat, Smarties, Galak and After Eight.
The new line will allow an increase in the production capacity of the factory by approximately 1,000 tons and will allow the recruitment of new staff (including mechatronics, mechanical-management engineers and maintenance workers).
"The new plant and the continuous increase in production volumes recorded in recent years - underlines the company - demonstrate that the modernization plan of the San Sisto plant, with an investment of 60 million euros in the three-year period 2016-18, and the decision to concentrate production on products more in line with international markets, have proved to be successful ".
"This new and important investment - commented MarcoMuratori, director of the Perugina plant in San Sisto - confirms the crucial role that the San Sistoria plant plays in Nestlé's growth strategies. The factory represents the international hub and production center of excellence in chocolate. of the whole Group, with 60% of production destined for export ".
"The factory - he added - continues to grow and is destined to become more and more protagonist on the global market, with a direct impact also on the occupation of the territory, thanks to the new hires that will become necessary following the opening of the production line. We are proud of the results. achieved so far,