Nestlé Professional, the Nestlé business that supplies the foodservice out-of-home sector, is also a strong source of innovation forNescafé, offering three ranges of hot beverages solutions including Nescafé Alegria,
Nescafé Milano and Viaggi, by Nescafé.
These systems are now installed in 400,000 points of consumption worldwide, serving 175 cups per second.
The latest innovation, Nescafé Milano Lounge machine, is designed to allow a broad range of foodservice operators to compete in the fast-growing, self-service, on-the-go, specialty coffee category.
The Nescafé Plan
Nestlé has also made significant progress to address responsible farming, sourcing, manufacturing and consumption across its coffee supply chain.
In 2010, the company unveiled the Nescafé Plan in Mexico City.
It is part of a CHF 500 million investment in coffee projects by 2020.
The plan includes a set of global objectives that aims to help Nestlé further optimise its coffee supply chain, including an increase in direct purchasing as well as technical assistance programmes for coffee farmers.
Under the Nescafé Plan, the company aims to buy more than 180,000 tonnes of sustainable coffee sourced from about 170,000 farmers by 2015.
Source: Nestlé
