The 60-mn Swiss Franc facility will make flavours

Givaudan, one of the world’s leading flavour and fragrance companies, on Thursday inaugurated a new flavours’ manufacturing facility here.

This is the company’s fourth facility in India after having set up plants at Bengaluru, Daman and Roha.

The plant has been set up at an investment of 60 million Swiss Francs and is the company’s largest investment in India.

Incidentally, the facility, spread over 40,000 square metre, features among the company’s biggest flavours’ manufacturing facilities globally.

The new unit would complement the company’s existing plant at Daman, strengthening its capabilities in liquids compounding, powder blending, emulsions, process flavours and spray drying for the India, Nepal and Bangladesh markets, the company said in a statement, adding that the new plant was expected to employ about 200 people.

A 250-year-old company, Givaudan supplies flavours to most leading firms in India that make products across segments such as beverages, snacks, bakery products, health and wellness among others.

“Our new plant will enable Givaudan to collaborate even more closely with our customers to deliver differentiated solutions and great taste experiences to the dynamic Indian market,” said Gilles Andrier, chief executive officer, Givaudan while launching the facility.

Incidentally, the new facility is also the company’s first zero-liquid discharge site, which ensures all waste water is purified and recycled at the end of the treatment cycle.

(The writer was in Pune at the invitation of Givaudan)