Nestlé opens UHT milk factory in Sri Lanka

Nestlé Lanka has opened a CHF5.8m ($6.42m) ultra heat treated (UHT) milk factory at its existing manufacturing site in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka.

The expansion is a part of the company’s aim to invest CHF77m ($85.27m) in Sri Lanka over the next few years.

The new UHT milk plant will produce dairy-based beverage brands such as Milo, Nestomalt, Nespray and Milkmaid.

In the past 12 months, the company opened two other plants, producing Maggi noodles and Nestlé brand malt beverages at the Kurunegala manufacturing site.

Nestlé Lanka, a subsidiary of Swiss food giant Nestlé, now has three UHT milk factories in Sri Lanka and is a leading collector of fresh milk, producing fresh milk from over 15,000 local dairy farmers every day.

Nestlé Lanka managing director Alois Hofbauer the latest investment will help the company to make a positive impact on thousands of milk suppliers and farmers in the country.

"The new manufacturing capabilities also mean we can produce new products for our Sri Lankan consumers," Hofbauer added.

The company offers dairy products such as chocolate flavoured malted food drink, sweetened condensed milk, and ready-to-drink beverages as well as noodles, bouillon, and coconut milk powder products.

According to Nestlé, the new UHT factory supports its dairy investment programme in Asia.

Only in January, Nestlé opened a new farming institute in Heilongjiang province, China, to help dairy farm owners and workers improve their farm management skills and educate them about the new agricultural technology.

 

Image: The new UHT milk plant at Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, will produce dairy-based beverage brands such as Milo, Nestomalt, Nespray and Milkmaid. Photo: Nestlé.