New technology to produce noodles with lower fat and salt content will form part of Nestle's Malaysian RM100m ($29.1m) investment plans to upgrade some its manufacturing facilities.

Part of the investment plans include the launch of a new line of noodles to cater for the trend towards healthier, more nutritious food.

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, chairman and chief executive officer of parent company Nestle SA, said part of the investment is for an innovative instant dried noodle line with air dried technology, which will deliver heath benefits to consumers.