Rhodes. Nestle to stay

Global food and beverage group, Nestle, has signed a 10-year lease beginning in 2013, to keep its Oceania Regional headquarters at the Australand Property Group’s Rhodes Business Park. The deal, covering about 17,000 square metres, is one the largest new suburban leases in the country. The rent would be about $330 to $370 a square metre, according to The Australian Financial Review.

Arndell Park. Nestle reduces costs

Streamlining the flow of goods through its Arndell Park distribution centre – which like most new supply chain centres, is located close to major new freeways, in this case the Westlink M7 – has enabled Nestle, Australia’s largest food manufacturer to reduce costs across the business by about 10 per cent, over the past 10 years, said, Peter Kelly, director of corporate and external relations, in The Australian Financial Review. This is the result of Nestle rolling out more than 100 Toyaota-style “mini business units” which are empowered to make changes to their workplace or propose investment.