To meet the rising consumer demand for decaffeinated coffee, Nestlé has opened a production facility for decaffeinated coffee beans in Vietnam. The CHF 80 million plant in the Dong Nai province will source Robusta green coffee beans exclusively from Vietnam and use a natural water-based process to extract caffeine from the beans.
Nestlé currently purchases between 20 to 25 percent of Vietnam’s green coffee exports every year for the production of both caffeinated and decaffeinated Nescafé around the world.
The new technology will also allow the factory to have minimal environmental impact, the company added.
In a statement Nestlé CEO Paul Bulcke said, “This factory illustrates our deep trust in a country where we have had successful operations for over 20 years and where we are committed to continue to create shared value for its communities, its coffee farmers and its consumers.”
