Nestle USA said it will expand its 880,000 square-foot beverage production facility in Anderson, Ind.

The company, which is on track to begin full production at the central Indiana facility later this year, will invest $200 million to add additional beverage production and distribution capacity at the 190-acre site located approximately 45 miles northeast of Indianapolis.

The expansion comes two years after the company initially announced plans to locate its $359 million Nestle Nesquik Ready-to-Drink and Nestle Coffee-mate Liquid manufacturing and distribution center in the Indiana city.  As part of the latest expansion, the company will hire engineering staff, technical support specialists, production associates and warehouse staff.

The Anderson, Ind. facility is one of 51 manufacturing operations and six distribution centers the company operates in the United States.  A subsidiary of Switzerland-based Nestle S.A., Nestle USA employs more than 14,000 across the country.