Nestle, a global food and beverage company, has opened its new multi-million-dollar facility in New Zealand, which will be engaged in the production of gluten free food products, and also provide a new platform for exporting Maggi and Docello food service brands.

The new facility is located Nestlé’s Cambria Park factory in South Auckland and has been created in order to cater to the growing demand for gluten free products in New Zealand and other regions.

Nestlé New Zealand CEO Veronique Cremades said: “Our international research and development program now allow us to create high-quality gluten free products that taste great and maintain texture.

"Gluten free no longer means compromise.

“Careful product development means a wide range of products will be made gluten free,including a selection of Maggi products sold in supermarkets for at-home use, and a wide range of Maggi flavour boosters, recipe bases, gravies, sauces, soups and Nestlé Docello dessert mixtures used in professional food service.”

The food and beverage company anticipates that the new facility has a potential to reach more than $60m mark through its exports as well as enhance its overall production capacity.

Nestlé Professional Country Manager Eleni Gonzalez said: “Given the need for some people to eliminate particular foods or ingredients, together with an increase in other dietary preferences, food service and dining out of home has become more complex.

“The chefs who are our customers tell us that a wider gluten free range will remove the need for special menu items, saving money and time.

“While we have been increasing our gluten free range for some years, capacity constraints have limited the range.

"This new facility gives us significant additional capacity, with room to grow.”

Nestlé’s Cambria Park site that was opened in 1962, has now become the regional hub for Maggi, the factory produces Maggi and Nestlé Docello culinary products for home and food service sector.