New Nestlé plant in Co Limerick to focus efforts on newborns' nutritional needs

Scientists at Nestlé's first Irish Research and Development (R&D) centre, which was officially opened today, are to focus their efforts on investigating nutritional solutions for the first 1,000 days of the lives of newborns.

The launch of the company’s R&D Centre in Askeaton, West Limerick, which employs 40 people, marks the completion of a three-year €27m capital investment building programme, supported by Enterprise Ireland.