Nestle USA is relocating its Nestle Pizza Division from its present location in Northbrook, Ill., to Solon, Ohio.
October 30/Glendale, Calif./PRNewswire -- Nestle USA announced the company is relocating its Nestle Pizza Division from its present location in Northbrook, Ill., to Solon, Ohio. Nestle Pizza is the maker of such pizza brands as Digiorno, California Pizza Kitchen, Tombstone and Jack's. The move will be completed by mid-2014.
The Nestle Pizza Division brands were acquired from Kraft Foods in 2010 for $3.7 billion. Nestle executive John Carmichael will return to the U.S. from his assignment as Nestle Zone Americas deputy in Vevey, Switzerland, to become president of Nestle Pizza on January 1, 2014. Paul Bakus, the current president of Nestle Pizza, has been named president of Corporate Affairs for Nestle in the market, effective January 1, 2014.