Nestle doubles down on food safety, quality

08.10.2016
By Monica Watrous
DUBLIN, OHIO — Nestle USA has invested $31 million in its Nestle Quality Assurance Center in
Dublin, Ohio, which was designed to support the implementation and maintenance of food safety
programs. The newly expanded center is now Nestle’s largest and most sophisticated testing facility
and the lead quality assurance center for all Nestle businesses in the Americas region. Enhancements
include advanced food safety systems and the development of a network of quality and safety experts
and laboratories.

The center has doubled in size to 82,000 square feet, which includes an expanded 32,000 square foot
microbiology lab and renovated chemistry lab and associated facilities to increase capacity and
efficiency and improve safety of products tested.

The Nestle Quality Assurance Center in Dublin has the ability and capacity to test every
Nestle product, ingredient and manufacturing environment.

The Nestle Quality Assurance Center in Dublin has the ability and capacity to test every Nestle
product, ingredient and manufacturing environment to verify they meet all applicable regulatory
requirements as well as the company’s quality and safety standards.
“As we celebrate our 150th anniversary, the Nestle Quality Assurance Center exemplifies what we
mean when we say ‘at Nestle, quality means more,’” said Edgar Vanegas, NQAC regional manager,
Americas. “We recognize that we have a responsibility to the public and hold all of our foods and
beverages to the highest safety and quality standards. This is a responsibility we never take lightly.”
Furthering its commitment to food safety, Nestle also is joining the Partnership for Food Safety
Education this year by supporting “The Story of Your Dinner” communication program, inviting
consumers to prevent foodborne illness.
“At Nestle, each and every employee is accountable for food quality and
safety, and we are investing in the leading tools in the world to ensure
quality that allows our millions of consumers to have confidence in our
products,” said Gregory Pritchard, vice-president of Quality Management
for Nestle USA. “We aim to earn consumer trust by never compromising
on quality in anything we do.”
The Dublin center employs more than 220 chemists, microbiologists, food
scientists, quality specialists and support staff who provide specialized
Gregory Pritchard, vice-
laboratory services, factory hygiene and food safety systems to the
president of Quality company’s production facilities throughout the Americas. In total, the
Management for Nestle Nestle Quality Assurance Centers around the world perform more than 3
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million analyses each year across Nestle’s entire range of products, the
company said.

Nestle's Dublin center employs more than 220 chemists, microbiologists, food scientists,
quality specialists and support staff.

The investment in the Dublin center also underscores Nestle’s ongoing commitment to Ohio, where it
employs more than 3,400 people across the state. Last year, the company invested $50 million in its
Nestle Research and Development Center in Solon, Ohio, to support its frozen and chilled business.
Solon also is home to Nestle USA’s frozen, baking and snacks divisions and Nestle Professional and
Nestle Business Services. In Marysville, Ohio, the company operates a research facility, where it
specializes in ready-to-drink beverage development, premium coffee and tea.