EMPOWERED WOMEN
MILICA MILANOVIĆ, CORPORATE AFFAIRS MANAGER AT NESTLÉ ADRIATIC S
On a Mission For A
HEALTHIER FUTURE
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to businesses worldwide
H
ere Milica Milanović, Corporate Affairs Manager at Nestlé Adriatic S, speaks about the company’s approach to new challenges and its future outcomes and plans.
continue our efforts. With this in mind, we launched an online educational campaign to raise awareness among younger people about preserving the environment. Improving quality of life and securing a better and healthier future remains Nestlé’s mission.
Nestlé is well known for carefully nurturing its corporate The year during which Nestlé has been commemorating 15 culture. What are some of the biggest challenges you faced years of doing business in Serbia is coming to an end. What during the pandemic in this regard? are the company’s most important achievements to date, and Our first goal was to secure the health and well-being of our what do plans for the period ahead encompass? employees and business partners. We implemented all the Nestlé has introduced many new products and innovations to necessary safety protocols, which was especially important Serbia, while we have proudly embraced the traditional “C” brand, for our field workers. As a global leader in food and beverage production, it was paramount for Nestlé to adapt quickly and implement concrete measures to curb the negative As a global leader in food and beverage production, it was impact on our business, but we also took important strides paramount for Nestlé to adapt quickly and implement concrete in nurturing our corporate culture by carefully listening measures to curb the negative impact on our business, but we to our employees’ needs and moving our business into also took important strides in nurturing our corporate culture the online realm as much as it is possible. We are also proud of providing significant donations to medical by carefully listening to our employees’ needs and moving our facilities and marginalised groups, and we will continue business into the online realm as much as it is possible to do this until we return to the normal state of affairs. continuing its production and improving its portfolio, especially Serbia’s favourite “Začin C”. Since 2011, when production was How did the current situation influence your decisions regardlaunched at the Nestlé Surčin factory, we’ve invested more than ing daily activities and events? 15 million euros in the plant, its equipment and product developThe decision-making process has largely remained the same. ment. In Surčin we produce brand “C” products, as well as “Thomy”, However, we are still conducting business in line with the official “Maggi” and the rest of Nestlé’s professional portfolio. Investhealth recommendations. That means that we moved the bulk of ments have led to expanded exports of its products increasing our activities to online channels. For example, when we organised five-fold, to more than 40 countries worldwide where Nestlé the Eco Tour – the open door event of our Surčin factory – we operates. An investment of 2.3 million euros impacted directly recorded it live stream, while the factory’s personnel followed on increasing production by 3,500 tonnes, with the creation of all implemented safety protocols. It is important to note that the 89 new product recipes and cooperation established with 45 Nestlé factory in Surčin has achieved the goal of “Zero Waste new local suppliers. Locally, our largest environmental investto Landfill”, meaning that not a single speck of waste ends up in ment in Serbia so far is 1.2 million euros for the construction of the landfill sites of the local community. Despite the pandemic, a modern wastewater treatment facility. sustainability remains one of our top priorities and we will 31
