They say too many cooks spoil the broth. Yet, that old admonition has more to do with decision-making. Truth is, Nestlé S.A., Vevey, Switzerland, jumped at the chance to build a single, state-of-the-art home for more than 100 cooks, food scientists, product developers and others.
The Swiss company ended 2008 by re-organizing its former Nestlé Foodservices North America unit into Nestlé Professional, a worldwide business with 15 dedicated plants and global technology R&D centers in Orbe, Switzerland, (beverages) and Solon, Ohio, (food). In turn, the company announced plans to build a 67,000-sq-ft Nestlé Professional Customer Innovation Campus (NPCIC) in Solon, just outside Cleveland.