Givaudan opens $52-mn flavour production facility in China

Fragrance and flavour company Givaudan opened its new savoury flavours manufacturing facility in Nantong, China on June 30, 2015. Built with an investment of CHF 50 million (about $ 52 million), the facility will more than double Givaudan’s existing production capacity in China, strengthening the Company’s leadership position.
 
The new plant will enable Givaudan to meet the growing needs of customers in China for innovative products and great taste experiences, more efficiently.
 
Gilles Andrier, CEO, Givaudan, said, “The Nantong facility represents our largest investment in China since 2006, supporting our strategic objective of increasing Givaudan’s footprint in developing markets and capturing growth opportunities in savoury, culinary and snacks segments.”
 
Givaudan’s customers in China and across the Asia Pacific region will benefit from faster access to its flavour and taste solutions. The new plant will strengthen the Company’s existing capabilities in savoury and culinary flavour blends, snack seasonings, spray dries and process flavours.
 
The site meets the highest global standards in flavour and food manufacturing, including adherence to the strictest allergen management principles and also has advanced environment, health and safety features.
 
Commenting on the new factory, Monila Kothari, regional commercial head of APAC, Givaudan, said, “Enhancing our production capabilities in China, coupled with local consumer understanding, will allow us to target flavour development more closely to meet consumer preferences in China and more broadly within Asia.”