Nestlé Waters North America Selects City of Sacramento for New Facility

 

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Nestlé Waters North America Selects City of Sacramento for New Facility

 

Sacramento, Calif., July 24, 2009 - The Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization (SACTO) and the City of Sacramento jointly announced today that Nestlé Waters North America has chosen the City of Sacramento for its newest bottling facility. The company recently signed a lease with Buzz Oates Real Estate Company for over 214,000 square feet of industrial space in South Sacramento and will begin operations in January 2010.

 

“SACTO is thrilled to welcome Nestlé to the Region.  They have a history of being a strong corporate citizen in the markets where they reside and we look forward to a strong relationship with them for years to come,” said Jeanne Reaves, SACTO Chair and Director, River City Bank.

 

Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, Nestlé Waters North America has 15 different brands of water that it produces utilizing state-of-the-art processes and equipment to deliver the best possible product while ensuring sound environmental sustainability practices.  Founded in 1976, they currently employ almost 2,000 people in California and over 8,400 nationwide. The new facility will employ approximately 40 people when fully operational.

 

"It adds another international company to the constellation of firms calling Sacramento home," says Mayor Kevin Johnson. "During these tough economic times, this company will not only bring jobs to the city, but it is also nice to have a reaffirmation that many firms still see Sacramento as such a desirable location."

 

“We chose the City of Sacramento primarily because of its proximity to our customers in Northern California, affordability and business-friendly environment,” said Nestlé Waters Sacramento Plant Manager Chris Kemp. “SACTO, representatives of the city and county and many others were instrumental in bringing us to the area and we look forward to continuing to build a strong partnership as we become both an employer and a neighbor.”

 

SACTO would like to thank Jim Rinehart, Tom Zeidner, and Dave Brent from the City of Sacramento; Carolyn Geisler and Linda Stevens with the Sacramento Regional Sanitation District; Greg Hribar and the team at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD); Ryan DeAngelis with CB Richard Ellis who represented Nestlé; Buzz Oates with Buzz Oates Companies; and Scott Cable and Andrew Kilpatrick with Cable and Kilpatrick who represented the owner.  We would also like to recognize those representatives from the city, region and state that have and will continue to assist Nestlé as it ramps up operations.

 

For more information visit sacramento.nestlewatersca.com.

 

CONTACT:

Tracey Schaal, Director of Strategic Marketing

Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization (SACTO)

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2500

Sacramento, CA  95814

(916) 441-2144

 

Jim Rinehart, Economic Development Manager

City of Sacramento

915 I Street, 5th floor

Sacramento, CA  95814

(916) 808-5054