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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe new Nestle plant in Anderson stopped production of Nesquik this week after an unrelated inspection found maintenance issues, the Anderson Herald Bulletin reported last night.
Nestle has corrected the problem but is awaiting approval from the state surveyor to resume production.
The company is still producing Coffee-mate, Nestle’s best-selling product.
“This doesn’t affect anything in terms of employment,” Nestle spokeswoman Pam Krebs told the Herald Bulletin. “The lines are still running. The people are still there. Overall, we really see this as a minor thing. We’ve already corrected what we believe are the issues and we’re just waiting for the inspection.”
Krebs told the newspaper that the issues were discovered during a March 13 inspection requested by Nestle because it wants approval to help the plant attain certification for a new milk-production process. The problems involved the production line where milk and cream are separated before being mixed in with other ingredients for Nesquik.
Switzerland-based Nestle SA, the world’s largest food company, employs about 300 people at the $359 million, 880,000-square-foot Anderson plant. It recently announced plans to expand the facility over the next two years and hire 200 additional workers.
High demand for Coffee-mate and Nesquick are driving Nestle’s growth. U.S. sales of Coffee-mate are expected to reach $1 billion this year.
Nestle had sales of $28 billion in the United States last year and $100 billion globally. The company employs more than 35,000 people in 81 U.S. factories.
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