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Danone Inaugurates Innovation Hub at Aldaia After €60 Million Upgrade

The upgraded site becomes Danone’s Spanish flagship for R&D‑driven dairy production, consolidating output from the shuttered Parets del Vallès plant.

Pilar Bernabé, Jordi Hereu, Carlos Mazón y Diana Morant (primera por la derecha), en la planta de Danone.
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El director general de Danone, François Lacombe durante la inauguración en su fábrica de Aldaia (Valencia) de su HUB Innovación

Overview

  • Danone says it invested more than €60 million over five years to create an integrated complex in Aldaia that combines advanced production, packaging and logistics with a new R&D hub.
  • Plant output has increased about 60% in recent years after Aldaia absorbed roughly 90% of the dairy production formerly made in Parets del Vallès.
  • The company reports that 52% of the factory’s output is exported to Portugal, Italy, France and the United Kingdom, and that all Danacol globally and YoPro drinkable for Europe are produced there.
  • Danone cites an estimated impact of around 1,200 direct and indirect jobs in the Valencian Community and emphasizes heavy local milk sourcing.
  • Senior officials attended the inauguration, including Industry Minister Jordi Hereu, Science Minister Diana Morant and Valencian president Carlos Mazón, as the company highlighted emissions cuts and more than 5,000 solar panels at the site.