Solar park for Nestlé
The investment totalling more than 700 million forints (approx. 1.7 million euros) is supported by the state investment agency HIPA. The plant will go into operation in March next year at the site of Nestlé’s regional production and filling centre for coffee and cocoa powder in Central Europe. It will cover around 30% of the electricity demand at the Szerencs plant and almost 21% of the total energy demand generated there.
Modernisation creates jobs
Nestlé Hungária Kft. has invested a total of HUF 9 billion in the 100-year-old factory in Szerencs in recent years. The continuous modernisation of production has created new jobs. The plant currently employs 500 people and has an annual production capacity of 40,000 tonnes. HIPA is supporting the investment with 45% of the total value.
30 years of presence in Hungary
Nestlé is a 150-year-old food company with a presence in 189 countries around the world. The company employs more than 2,800 people at its three factories in Hungary – in Szerencs, Miskolc-Diósgyőr and Bük – and at its headquarters in Budapest. The Swiss company has been present in Hungary for more than 30 years. Most of Nestlé Hungária’s suppliers are local companies that sell products and services worth a total of 54 billion forints to the global Nestlé network every year.
Nestlé Hungária Kft. achieved net sales of 283.3 billion forints last year, compared to 246.5 billion forints two years ago. The company achieved a profit after tax of 2.8 billion forints in 2023 and 3.4 billion forints in 2022.