The province
is giving $390,750 to Nestle, one of the world’s largest and richest
food-processing companies, towards its $2.2 million expansion of an ice cream
plant at London, Ont.
Work
has begun on a 9,000-square-foot addition to the former Silverwoods plant near
Highway 401.
The
London plant’s overhaul began in early 2016 with “reconfiguration and
consolidation of production lines to increase its capacity and flexibility for
Haagen-Dazs.” Nestle has produced the Haagen-Dazs brand for North America since
2002 under license from the Pillsbury Group.
Then
a second production line was added to produce Drumstick “to further meet the
ever-increasing demand for the popular frozen treat.” Nestle has made Drumstick
cones since it bought the Drumstick Company in 1991.
The
third phase “helped to modernize the existing processes to allow for greater
flexibility within the production lines,” the company says.
