Nestlé has unveiled a $90 million upgrade, including new state-of-the-art high-speed manufacturing technology, to its Blayney, Australia, site to expand Nestlé Purina PetCare petfood production to meet the growing demand for wet cat food in the country. It will allow the company to scale up production of single-serve wet cat food by over 120%.
The upgrade brings Nestlé’s total investment in the factory to more than $200 million. Opened in late 2014, the wet cat food facility was developed to create premium products with the taste profile cats prefer and the simplicity their owners prefer. The expansion will position Nestlé Purina as a key regional supplier, with both wet and dry petfood exported from Blayney to New Zealand, Thailand, and Japan.
