Nestlé celebrated the opening its new Nestlé Research & Development Center in Solon, OH, on July 22 and marked the completion of the $50 million, two-year project. The 144,000-square-foot facility—Nestlé R&D Solon—will sustain the company’s global needs, as well as affirms its commitment to frozen and chilled foods worldwide.
“Few areas of research are as complex as food research,” says Johannes Baensch, head of global product & technology development, Nestec Ltd. “Nestlé has a long-standing reputation for excellence in research on food and nutrition, and this research center is regarded as one of the world’s leading laboratories in food and life sciences. By creating Nestlé R&D Solon, we are transporting a significant piece of our global research expertise to the United States, our largest global market.”