SAO PAULO: Nestle will invest 2 billion reais (US$392.73mil) in its nutrition and health division in Brazil through 2028, including 600 million reais for a new infant formula factory in Minas Gerais state, the company said on Thursday.

* The nutrition and health allocation represents about 30% of the 7 billion reais Nestle has earmarked for Brazil between 2025 and 2028.

* The new factory in the city of Ituiutaba is set to begin construction in 2027 and begin operations from 2028.

* New plant will initially produce Nestogeno, Nestonutri, Ninho 1+ and Ninho 3+ infant formulas.

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