Nestlé Plans CHF 310 Million Brazil Nutrition Investment Through 2028

Nestlé plans to invest CHF 310 million in its nutrition and health business in Brazil through 2028, combining a new infant formula factory with upgrades to existing production and ingredient supply. The company announced the programme on September 3, 2026.

The central project is a new manufacturing facility in Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais. Nestlé puts the investment in that site at approximately CHF 94 million and says it will produce infant formula for the Brazilian market as well as potential export demand.

Nestlé expects the Ituiutaba plant to begin operating in the second quarter of 2028 and create about 100 jobs. It would become the company’s second infant nutrition factory in Brazil.

The broader capital programme also covers Nestlé’s nutrition and health plant in Araçatuba. That site is described by the company as its principal Brazilian hub for infant, medical and adult nutrition products.

Ingredient security is part of the plan rather than an afterthought. Nestlé says Brazilian whey production will increase by 15% by 2029, linking finished product expansion with a larger domestic supply of a key dairy derived input.

The company says the new factory will use digital and automation technologies intended to support efficiency, product quality and food safety. Those capabilities are planned features; their eventual operating performance will only be measurable after commissioning.

Brazil is strategically important to the investment case because the spending is designed to serve both local growth and exports. Nestlé also says nutrition accounts for about 20% of its group sales, placing the project within a major global category rather than a small regional experiment.

For suppliers, processors and competitors, the important signal is the integrated scope: a new factory, existing site upgrades and ingredient expansion scheduled over several years. Execution will depend on construction, commissioning and supply chain delivery before the targeted 2028 start.