Nestlé Tutbury is a large coffee factory in Derbyshire. It is the longest running Nestlé factory in the world, outside of Switzerland.
| Nestlé Tutbury | |
|---|---|
Tutbury Factory | |
 Factory in April 2008 | |
  Location within Derbyshire | |
| General information | |
| Type | Coffee factory |
| Address | Derbyshire |
| Coordinates | 52°51′54″N 1°40′48″W / 52.865°N 1.68°W |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Completed | 1959 |
| Inaugurated | 1959 |
| Renovated | 2016 |
| Client | Nestlé |
| Owner | Nestlé |
Nestlé is the world's largest food and drink company. The site is not in Tutbury, but slightly north on the southern edge of Derbyshire.[1]
History
editIt made powdered milk during World War II.
Nestlé moved its regional office staff from West Bridgford to the Tutbury factory in October 1976.[2]
All of Nestlé's UK and Ireland coffee production was moved to the site in 2014, increasing 400 jobs.
The site was featured on an hour-long BBC Two documentary about coffee production on Tuesday 17 July 2018.[3]
Coffee production
editIn the 1970s Nestlé had around 50% of the UK coffee production.[4] Nestlé introduced instant coffee to the UK in 1939.[5] Until the late 1980s, most instant coffee in the UK was made with Robusta coffee, and the spray drying process.[6] In 2000, Nestlé had a 56% share of the UK's £650m coffee production.[citation needed]
Nestlé España have Nestlé's largest European coffee factory in Girona (Gerona) in the east of Spain, near the French border.[citation needed]
Visits
editPrime Minister David Cameron visited the factory on Thursday 24 November 2011,[7] when the site was given £110m of investment.[8]
Structure
editThe site has around 1000 employees.
Site production
editIt makes around 175,000 jars of coffee a day.[9] It makes around 35,000 tonnes of coffee a year for the UK and Ireland.
See also
edit
- Gold Blend couple
- List of countries by coffee production
- Nestlé Dalton, since 1992 has made packets of coffee mixes, and Coffee Mate, on the B5299 south of Carlisle; the factory opened in 1962
- Jacobs Douwe Egberts factory in Banbury, since 2015 owned by JDE Peet's, made Kenco until around 2023
References
edit- ^ Rashid, Adnan (19 June 2021). "This is why Nestlé says its factory is in Tutbury when it's not". Burton Mail. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Burton Observer and Chronicle Thursday 26 August 1976 page 1
- ^ BBC Two July 2018
- ^ Times Tuesday 18 August 1970, page 15
- ^ Times Saturday 9 March 1991, page 28
- ^ Times Monday 11 December 2000, page 25
- ^ Prime Minister visit November 2011
- ^ Times Thursday 24 November 2011, page 65
- ^ Production