Nestle, one of the world’s largest food producers, intends to invest about UAH 390 million in Ukraine in 2018, Nestle Director for Ukraine and Moldova Ansgar Bornemann has said. “In 2017 Nestle invested more than UAH 128 million in Ukraine. And investments were used in certain parts at each of the three factories. And in 2018 we plan to triple investments to UAH 390 million,” he told Interfax-Ukraine.
He said total sales in 2017 reached UAH 7 billion. “The most significant contribution to this figure was made by the culinary business (Torchyn and Mivina), confectionery products (Svitoch, Lion, KitKat) and beverages (Nescafe) .The business of baby food, animal feed, NestleProfessional, ready-to-eat breakfasts also demonstrated a significant growth,” he said, adding that in 2018 the company expects sales growth.
The company’s exports in 2017 increased by 10%. The company supplies goods to 17 countries, including Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Holland, Poland, France, Hungary, the Baltic States, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. In addition, in small quantities the products are exported to the United States and Canada.
Nestle began operations in Ukraine in 1994. The Nestle business in Ukraine is represented by the following directions: coffee, drinks, confectionery goods, cooking (cold sauces, seasoning, soup), fast food products, baby and special meals, ready meals, and pet food.
FIXIT Gruppe (Germany) would build a dry construction mixes plant in Pustomyty district of Lviv region, the press service of the Lviv Regional Administration has reported. Head of the investment policy department of the Lviv Regional Administration Roman Matis said that it is planned to start building the plant in June and finish in winter before strong frosts. “Within three weeks, the company must provide us with all the documents for permitting them to start construction. If we have any difficulties, we will try to help. Construction will begin in June,” he told Interfax-Ukraine.
According to Matis, the plant will produce dry building mixes under the Kreisel trademark, in particular, primers, waterproofing materials, mixes for floors, grout and masonry, glue mixes, plasters, building paints, and other products.
He recalled that one plant of FIXIT Gruppe already produces goods under the Kreisel trademark in Fastiv (Kyiv region). This product is in great demand in the market of Western Ukraine, which prompted the company to build a plant in Lviv region.
The new plant near Pustomyty will create about 70-80 jobs, and most of the production processes will be automated. According to the Lviv Regional Administration, FIXIT Gruppe is part of the Hazlberger Group, one of the largest producers of dry building mixes in the EU, primarily in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. FIXIT Gruppe was established in 2006. It has 68 production sites in 19 countries. The headquarters is located in Switzerland.
