Nestlé Mexico inaugurated a coffee factory in Veracruz, which promises to be the most modern and sustainable in the world for the company.

According to directors of the multinational, the production center had an unprecedented investment; Well, it started with a capital injection of 154 million dollars (mdd) in the first stage of the project.

This amount was more than doubled with a second stage, reaching a total of 340 million dollars so far.

The factory is expected to generate up to 1,200 direct jobs and 12,000 indirect jobs. With a 62-year tradition in the state, 90% of the workforce are from Veracruz, while 50% will be made up of women, in line with the company's gender balance objective.

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In addition, the new facilities will have a production capacity of an additional 40,000 tons of green coffee per year, of the Robusta and Arabica varieties, mostly from Mexican coffee growers.

In this way, the company of Swiss origin with more than 90 years of operation in the country seeks to endorse its commitment to the growth of the coffee sector in the southeast.

Mexico will be the main supplier of coffee for Nestlé in the world.

With the entry into operation of the factory in Veracruz, Mexico will become the main producer of coffee for Nestlé in the world, ahead of Brazil and Vietnam, the two largest producers globally.

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In environmental terms, the new Nestlé facility in Veracruz seeks to reduce its environmental footprint and become a sustainable benchmark, for which treatment and recirculation systems were installed for 100% of the process water; as well as zero residual discharge schemes and zero waste to landfills.

Likewise, the electrical energy used will be 100% green, since it will use a biomass boiler to process the biological waste of coffee and generate 70% of the energy required for the operation of the plant.

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