Last week, Nestlé Tutbury factory, home of Nescafé and Nescafé Dolce Gusto, hosted a joyous Christmas lunch for more than one hundred elderly residents and esteemed Nestlé retirees from local villages.
The event was part of Nestlé Tutbury’s annual community get-together for the Christmas period, bringing people from the local area over to its factory canteen to share stories and laughter as the year draws to a close. Guests were served a full Christmas dinner, served by Nestlé employees that had volunteered their time to give back to the community.
One of the guests includes Dorothy Bowles, a former Nestlé employee who turned one hundred years old this year. Dorothy had worked at Nestlé Tutbury in the 1940’s in the Tinning Shed. Earlier this year, Dorothy joined Tutbury’s VE Day celebrations, which brought together 102 people from the local area for a memorable afternoon filled with camaraderie and nostalgia.
Tutbury’s local wind band also stopped by to play some much-loved festive carols. Jane Downes, Staff Shop Assistant at Nestlé Tutbury factory, who was involved in organising the event, said: “It is always so wonderful to see people from the local area coming together, sharing a drink, a meal and some laughter. We know that this time of year is joyous, but it can also be lonely for many, so this event is our opportunity to welcome people in for a day of community, and sing a carol or two!”
Nescafé was first produced in the Tutbury factory in 1959; however the site has been an integral part of the Staffordshire community for more than 120 years, originally opened by Nestlé as a milk factory in 1901. Today, the Tutbury factory can produce an impressive 170,000 jars of instant coffee every 24 hours and stands as a Centre of Excellence for Nestlé coffee brands and employs more than 700 people.
To take a closer look at the incredible 80-year history of British heritage behind Nescafé, see here.
